[Sca-cooks] powdered fish?

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<<Powdered fish? What is that, a dried fish which is then crushed into a powder? How was it used in period recipes? As a soup base? I assume dimilarly to what you'd do with a dried/stockfish, but if you soak or boil them, you get something somewhat resembling a fish, at least. 
 
If you powder a fish, does it keep the fish oils that are now coveted? If so, will we see fish powder being added to chocolate shakes and such in the future? :-) 
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If I remember correctly, "powdering" is a preservation method where the item to be preserved is buried in powdered salt.

Brangwayna Morgan