[Sca-cooks] Re: Whole Fish was Christianity

[Wanda Pease]

I think the reason I dislike fish so much is because I come from a family of
recreational fishermen (read men there).  They caught and cleaned the fish,
usually trout, then turned them over to mom who cooked them.  They went on
the table and all of us looked at them. . . My folks and brothers then
chowed down.  I always ended up with a mouthful of little fine bones which I
hate.  It's like having a mouthful of hair.  They made me want to gag and I
certainly associate the taste of fish with that.  It's evidently not an
uncommon experience as I've talked to friends, and read "etiquette" books
that tell you how to gracefully remove fish bones from your mouth.

Tuna and Salmon are honorary meats.  Other fish are simply fast moving
vegetables and vegetables are what food eats.  Sea going insects (shrimp,
lobster, crabs by my personalized definition) are fine because they have no
bones.

Regina

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sca-cooks-bounces at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of johnna holloway
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 6:15 AM
> To: Cooks within the SCA
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: Whole Fish was Christianity
>
> >
> Stefan asked: Would they not touch it? Or would it simply have gotten
> butchered in the
> > process?

>  johnna holloway answered
> I don't know that butchered is the right phrase... destroyed with pieces
> of small bones scattered throughout the smaller pieces.
>
>