>isn't the lutefisk *preserved* in lye? Not rehydrated in it? According to my dictionary, "Lutefisk: a traditional scandanavian dish prepared by soaking air-dried cod in a lye solution for several weeks before skinning, boning, and boiling it, a process that gives the dish it's characteristic gelatinous consistency" I take that to mean that you use normal dried cod, and re-hydrate it in the lye solution. Tom