Finding Minnesota: The quirky, quixotic quest to turn palates on to lutefisk

[@geneticsmatter3834]

Minnesota was meant to be Little Scandinavia. It must return to that vision.

[@Emily-oz5cz]

This is very own recipe for modern day working ladies uffda lutfisk supper I usually make up my kringla and of course lefsa and my very own home spun Norwegian rice pudding very easy and fast also for Christina Leah Lena Lucia and Emily on the go Christmas party then my own homemade recipe for combla or clube it's has to made proper ingredients correctly thought out or it becomes glue all uffda always use real genuine ingredients no vegan nonsense okay den the This my secret weapon pay back for having to help make and smell of dirty underwear and being forced into eating its who needs lsd or heroine when grandma's making lutfisk this your brain on lutfisk supper all hell broke loose in squrleyville crazy town grandma's got peddle to the metal she coming up on around the mountain she just took three or four mail boxes out on the home from lutfisk and the vfw that dam kangaroo that my mother Lorraine our friend arldela both claming seen first time kangaroo sighting Iin southern Minnesota he dosent have a snow balls chance of staying alive during lutfisk suppers okay my very own homemade respect for mock lutfisk okay den ya go buy yah big boxes of perfectly good cod fish the bake it frozen do not thaw it out in your Dutch oven or roasting pan put the cod and some olive oil lemon juice parsley salt and pepper mr dash table blend Spanish papperka add thyme or marjoram or chives add tiny Finley chopped shallots or red or green onions also use tiny bit of garlic powder don't use to much using milk products and fish or chicken turkey you don't need so much herbs and spices just the right amount will do evaporated milk so half and half if want or can use sour cream and plain Greek yogurt by some modest priced gin but still worth buying don't use dry gin to drying to the fish about a cup for the whole box of fish if you want you can put small Yukon gold potatoes and Julianne carrots slices and even morrle mushrooms or cream of mushrooms soup what you can afford is always the best recipe improviseake it work then bake at moderate oven until fish tender but still has firmness you don't want mush add the butter and along 4 sticks of real butter and use sea salt and fine white or light grey pepper and you find most or if not all of these products right at all dollar stores also last but not least for those old timers elder wise ones 3 or 4 bottles of Elmer's glue this your Brian on lutfisk of parents eat you have children who eat lutfisk who show you how eat this stuff you alright well blessed be the wise blessed be the healers and teachers peace keepers lovers

[@crabmusic1]

I like herring but as far as that lutefisk goes I'll pass I'm good 🇺🇸

[@geneticsmatter3834]

But what does it even mean to be Minnesotan? If literally anybody from around the world can stumble across our borders and call themselves such..

[@chaboki]

Are you a native American of the Dakota tribe? Because if not then you should be more inclusive

[@geneticsmatter3834]

@@chaboki Inclusivity is about lowering standards. That's how a people or a place become more "inclusive", they just lower their standards.

[@geneticsmatter3834]

@@chaboki No, I am WHTE and my ancestors built this society from scratch. They did not merely migrate into an already-existing community, they built their communities from the ground up. Not for "all children", but for THEIR children.