[Sca-cooks] LENT fish, and more

[Stefan li Rous]

Kirsten asked:
> i was at a local chinese grocery in philly... and they have TANKS of live
> fish and eels and frogs!

Oooh. I remember seeing live fish at one of my Asian groceries. I didn't
think to check to see if they had eel.


> now i wouldnt know what to do with any of them. so...
> given the possibility of a "lenten feast" what recipes would you recomend.
> and can anyone suggest instructions in how to prepare live fish. eels.
> frogs. or what have you??

I'm not sure how much info I have on dealing with live critters, but perhaps
these files might be of interest:
eels-msg          (26K)  1/ 9/01    Eel dishes. Getting and cleaning eels.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/eels-msg.html
frogs-msg         (16K)  4/29/02    Medieval and period frog recipes. Referamces

http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/frogs-msg.html


> anyone in Philly want to put on a serious Lenten vegetarian and fish feast?
> i donrt like most of the SCA fish recipes i have had before. i am much
> happier with roasted fish with sauce that "fish pudding" but i am open to
> suggestions.
I wish someone in my area would do a fish feast.

More in the FEASTS section:

fish-feast-art     (6K)  3/29/00    Details and recipes for a mid-Lent
                                       "fish feast" by Rudd Rayfield.
feasts-fish-msg   (11K)  8/21/00    Serving fish at SCA feasts.

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