SC - Squary scad enquiry

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Christina Nevin wrote:
> 
> Saluti Everyone,
> Just had this enquiry. Can anyone help? MTIA
> Ciao
> Lucretzia

Dunno about a squary scad, but the word scad is related to the word
"shad", which is a large, herring-like, oily fish which lives in the
ocean and spawns in river estuaries. The word "scad", nowadays, refers
to what used to be known as a saurel, or horse mackerel. I;d bet on one
or the other of those two, which doesn't necessarily answer the question...

Adamantius 
> 
>         <snip>
> > My mother, who is a member of the National Trust, is keen to enter a
> > competition in their current magazine, to win a cookery course at Rick
> > Stein's Seafood Restaurant. The question which has her stumped is:
> > "What sort of fish did the Tudors know as a squary scad?"
> > This she's passed on to me as family Shakespeare fan, but unfortunately I
> > have no idea, and have been unable to find a glossary of cooking terms or
> > appropriate reference. Could you help? I'd be delighted to share the
> > details of the competition if you would be interested in entering
> > yourself.
> > Thanks for your time!
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Katie Player.
> >
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