"MaryL" > wrote in
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> "Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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> "MaryL" wrote:
>>"jmcquown" wrote:
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>>Adapted From 'The Ultimate Gullah' cookbook. Nothing special about
>>these, just a quick easy way to use canned salmon. We both love
>>salmon patties.
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>>Sounds good! This brings memories of the salmon patties my mother
>>made when
>>I was growing up. We all loved them.
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> Canned salmon patties were once a very popular dish because some fifty
> years ago canned fish was about the least expensive meat at the
> grocery... in fact fresh seafood was very inexpensive as well. Canned
> fish was also popular because it took the least time to prepare.
> Instead of pattys my mom would often make a salmon loaf, baked it cut
> back on fat calories. Nowadays canned fish costs more than fresh.
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> Interesting point. It's true that my mother would have been very
> conscious of the cost of preparing meals. If I remember correctly,
> she also crushed up some saltines in her salmon patties--probably to
> absorb moisture but also to extend the amount of the product. And
> they were very good!
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> MaryL
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Sounds like my mother;s recipe: an of salmon, about 12 crumbled-up crackers
and 2 eggs. I made them that way for many many years. Not bad.

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