On 06/04/2011 11:50 AM, notbob wrote:

> Long time ago, I'd get free mountain trout from a fishing freak
> friend. He alway froze them in those sqr beheaded half gallon wax
> milk cartons ....remember those?.... full of water, 4-6 cleaned trout
> per carton. After defrosting, always tasted like fresh caught.
>
> I used to buy shrimp that way. Four lb blocks encased in ice. Now,
> they do the flash freeze thing. I've no doubt it's due to eliminating
> shipping costs. Frozen water is wasted weight and added expense. I
> unnerstan. Problem is, frozen in water lasts almost indefinitely,
> while flash frozen mummifies quickly.


I remember small lobsters sold like that years ago. I haven't seen them
here for at least 30 years. I last time that I remember seeing them
like that in Switzerland in 1993.