Bob and Don,

Next time I'm in the Northwest I'll ask a friend who is now in her late 80's, but still a marvelous cook, if she can fix a good batch and we'll all sit down and try it. If anyone can make lutefisk taste right, she can. But maybe that's part of the trick, you have to *know* what it's going to taste like before you try fixing it! It's like trying to learn a new song from a sheet of music without ever having heard it. The instructions are there, but you have nothing to shoot for.

Now, how about another Norwegian tradition--lefse. Have you had a good potato pancake lately?

Maggie