-=> On 04-04-21  22:33,  Jim Weller <=-
 -=> spoke to Ruth Hanschka about frozen crayfish <=-

 JW> You should know that the further north you go and the colder the
 JW> water gets, the smaller they grow. A 2"-3" long bug from Louisiana
 JW> weighs 1/2 to 1 oz each. But the 3/4" long ones I found in Cold Lake
 JW> in northern Alberta (there are none at all up here) weighed just
 JW> 7/100th of an ounce (the inverse cube rule at play), so I didn't try
 JW> to harvest any except to net them as bait for small mouth bass and
 JW> walleyes.

Are those ounce levels the weight of the meat, or the weight of the
entire bug?  I've never really had a crayfish boil, but have had dishes
made from the meat and it was good.  Sweeter taste than similar sized
shrimp.

Your use of the small ones is making good use of the food chain.  One
crayfish in exchange for one bass sounds like a very good deal. Even if
you lose the bait a few times, still a very good deal.

I cannot find a crayfish in tonight's file, so here is another sort of
fish.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Pickled Herring Or Mackerel
 Categories: Fish
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      8    Fresh herrings or mackerel
      2    Bay leaves
    1/2 c  Water
      1 c  White vinegar
      1 t  Peppercorns
      3 t  Pickling spice
      1 md Onion; sliced thin
           -salt and pepper to taste
 
  Clean and fillet fish; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roll them
  up from tail to head and put on top of bay leaves in an ovenproof
  dish. Pack them tightly so they do not unroll.
  
  Sprinkle peppercorns, spices, and onion among them. Mix water and
  vinegar; pour over; cover with foil or lid.
  
  Bake at 325F/165C for 30-40 min. Remove and cool and then chill.
  Leave in liquid until cold; serve with a little liquid poured
  over each fish.
  http://www.backhaul.netok/scotfish.htm
  serve: 4
  
  From: Michael Loo                     Date: 07-01-98
  Cooking
 
MMMMM


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