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Lutefisk is cod that is treated with lye and is transformed, in the process, into a gelatinous, fishy, white mass that, I imagine, is not unlike sperm whale ...
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Other common sodium compounds are NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, mentioned above), NaCl (sodium chloride, or common table salt; chlorine is so called because in its gaseous form it is green— Greek chlor- , as in chlorophyl , which, a vulgar euphemism for manure notwithstanding, is what really makes the grass grow green), NaOH (sodium hydroxide, commonly known as caustic soda or lye) and NaNO3 (sodium nitrate, sometimes called Chile saltpeter).
bilge ( n .) A variant of bulge . Simmon's American Cookery tells us, “Eggs put them into water, if they lye on their bilge, they are good and fresh.”