On Oct 1, 4:39*am, Janet Baraclough >
wrote:

> * The same thing. Canned sardines mackerel *and pilchards are examples.
> If you cooked them fresh *even the tiny bones have to be removed because
> they stick in your craw; Canned versions' bones are so soft they are no
> problem.
>
> * Janet

You can eat smelt, bones and all, when cooked fresh. I just got back
from Greece and ate gavros cooked fresh with bones in, they looked
just like sardines.

Cam