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But is is not consumed dried. It is soaked in lye for

several
weeks, then
rinsed many times and finally boiled.


Nf What chemical is lye?

Nf JimB

Lye is NaOH. But you don't soak it for several weeks. One week
is more
typical.


Jeez. This is the stuff I clear out my drains with!

JimB


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On 20 Feb 2006 10:50:17 -0800, "Bob" wrote:


Lars Johansson wrote:
In the Nordic countries (at least Sweden and Norway), we have a long
tradition of airdrying fish. Mostly white fish like cod. The fish is gutted
and boned like Len describes but not salted. Is is held open and flat with
sliver of wood and dried on wooden racks on the cliffs. (Nowadays indoors.)
But is is not consumed dried. It is soaked in lye for several weeks, then
rinsed many times and finally boiled.
Nowadays a Christmas dish, earlier a a part of the everyday diet. Earlier
the dried fish was exported to the rest of Europe.
/Lars J


Hi Lars:

Thanks for the suggestions. H&G butterfly, skin on, tail on, pin in.
So it sounds like either salt or lye. What does the lye do? Kill
everything?Remove moisture? Clean your pipes?!?!

As far as Thomas' idea reagarding Leaks.............. I think green
onions or scallions wojld work also.

In Cod We Trust
Bob



Here's my guess: lye saponifies the fats, so they don't go rancid.
The rinses washes the fatty soaps out.
Hmmm....yummy!

Brian Whatcott Altus OK
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Lars Johansson wrote:
In the Nordic countries (at least Sweden and Norway), we have a long
tradition of airdrying fish. Mostly white fish like cod. The fish is

gutted
and boned like Len describes but not salted. Is is held open and flat

with
sliver of wood and dried on wooden racks on the cliffs. (Nowadays

indoors.)
But is is not consumed dried. It is soaked in lye for several weeks,

then
rinsed many times and finally boiled.
Nowadays a Christmas dish, earlier a a part of the everyday diet.

Earlier
the dried fish was exported to the rest of Europe.
/Lars J


Hi Lars:

Thanks for the suggestions. H&G butterfly, skin on, tail on, pin in.
So it sounds like either salt or lye. What does the lye do? Kill
everything?Remove moisture? Clean your pipes?!?!


The drying is enough to preserve, the lye is not used until you are
preparing the fish, a few weeks before eating it. It is part of the
rehydration (is there such a word?) process. It is so effective that the
fish ends up about 3 time the original volume. After the lye you rinse the
fish many times before you boil it, so there is no lye taste, in fact, there
no taste at all. Imagine eating poorly set tasteless gelatine with boiled
potatoes and white tasteless gravy.
/Lars J


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