Hi Cynthia, Can't say about lutefisk, but down south Hominy [from which grits are made] used to be prepared using lye in water. See for example: Indian Foods and Recipes http://www.texasindians.com/recipes.htm Cheers, Susie Mary Sue Stephenson, Ph.D. Senior Instructor & Coordinator of Information Technology School of Library, Archival and Information Studies The University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 604.822-6392 [voice] 604.822.6006 [fax] On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Cynthia Van Ness wrote: > Okay, I admit to confusion. We're told that lutefisk is fish > treated with lye, but I thought lye was toxic to ingest. Yet > Scandinavian-Americans can be a long-lived lot. Please > enlighten me! A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List! To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>