On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:43:05 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>'Nad wrote:
>
>> Pickerel is not bad also. But even the great lake fish has some mercury
>> warnings that comes with it. I wonder if the invading Asian Carp is any
>> good.
>
>Carp has too many bones to be enjoyably eaten. But since you mentioned the
>Great Lakes, I'm surprised you didn't say anything about lamprey. From
>Wikipedia:
>
>"Lampreys have long been used as food for humans. They were highly
>appreciated by ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, they were widely
>eaten by the upper classes throughout Europe, especially during fasting
>periods, since their taste is much meatier than that of most true fish. King
>Henry I of England is said to have died from eating "a surfeit of lampreys".
>On 4 March 1953, the Queen of the United Kingdom's coronation pie was made
>by the Royal Air Force using lampreys. Especially in southwestern Europe
>(Portugal, Spain, and France), larger lampreys are still a highly prized
>delicacy."
>
>Bob
>
>
Back in the 60's? salmon were introduced into the Great Lakes to munch
on the lampreys (who were munching on native fish and killing them
off) I can remember seeing people pulling their kid's little red
wagon behind them as they came off the breakwater with a huge salmon
draped in the wagon bed. Great white fish too.
Janet