5 hours ago, chromedome said:That wire rack with the cod on it is called a "flake" in Newfoundland. My grandfather's house had one behind it, and I remember inspecting the drying cod with great fascination when I was but a sprout. I'll guess that tips the scale in favor of Newfoundland, though I suspect Scandinavians probably dry cod as well.
Edited to add: Forgot my longtime rule about not posting a reply without reading the whole thread. Doh...
Looking forward to reading your blog, Elsie. I lived in NL when I was in my teens, but haven't been back since '83 (shame on me). Still have lots of family there, and in fact my parents just got back from a visit.
Where did you live? Last year we started in St. John's and ended our trip in Deer Lake. We took in the northern part of the Avalon Peninsula, Bonavista Peninsula, up to Gambo, then north through Musgrave Harbour, Twillingate to Grand Falls. We were worried about the amount of time we had at that point and so had to give Baie Verte Pennisula a miss. We did explore the Northern Penninsula to the extent that there were roads, and visiting L'Anse aux Meadows.
