The Ebb and the Flow
Following the comings and goings of the seasons and their offerings from the lakes and seas gives us, at the...
Following the comings and goings of the seasons and their offerings from the lakes and seas gives us, at the...
What does Lent mean to you? To me, as a kid growing up as a good Congregationalist, all it meant was that I had to hear all my Catholic buddies complain about having to eat that nasty fish on Fridays...Their moms would buy a nice (old ) piece of ocean perch (packed in Canada with some nice Tri-poly phosphates) or some week-old whitefish or maybe some delicious old Turbot from Greenland, shipped frozen and thawed for god knows how long. Getting ready to prepare dinner they would open that wrapper and Mom would say, "WHOA! that does smell a little "fishy" doesn't it? I think thats normal but just in case I'll make sure it's cooked well done." This explains why a lot of Catholics hate fish, they grew up on less than fresh fish with the hell cooked out of it...
If you read Brian Cleary's reminiscence of the Lent of his youth, you may appreciate this update on the old-school classic. This one is served over mixed greens with a mustard-dill mayo and serves 4.
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