The article about [[Lutefisk]] claims: "Lutefisk (prounounced loo-te-fisk) is a well-known food of Norway and Sweden (prounounced loo-ta-fisk)which consists of white fish (normally Cod) soaked in lye as a preservative, then dried until it hardens. It is edible after multiple rinsings of water to remove the otherwise poisonous lye, and has a jelly-like consistency after washing."
Sir '''Thomas Gresham''' (~1519 -1579) was an English financier who worked for King [[Edward VI of England]] and his half-sister Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]]. He was born in [[London]] and educated at [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Caius]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. No arm-chair philosopher, he not only played the [[stock exchange|stock market]] (or ''bourse'') in [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]], [[Belgium]], so well that he was able to eliminate England's European debts, but he also made himself one of the richest men in England. He used this experience to then set up the [[Royal Exchange]] modelled on the Antwerp bourse. He also set up [[Gresham College]] bequeathing the proceeds from the Royal Exchange to finance the first college in London. He is credited with stating [[Gresham's Law]], although the concept had been recognized for years, because he was the one who said it to Queen Elizabeth, while he was trying to persuade her to restore the debased currency.
This is actually wrong. The fish is dried first, [[Stockfish]], and then soaked in lye or another base (like birch ash). After this it is rinsed in water. And another thing; it tastes delicious :)
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Gresham appears as a background figure is a series of fictional mystery novels by the British author [[Valerie Anand]] (writing under the penname Fiona Buckley). The fictional heroine of the stories, Ursula Blanchard, lived in Antwerp with her first husband while he was one of Gresham's agents.
