On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 11:01:26 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "Roy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 2:13:50 PM UTC-6, Ophelia wrote:
> >> > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > A good read from one Felicity Cloake:
> >> >
> >> > "But whether they are served with hot sauce or ketchup, fish fingers
> >> > are
> >> > still fish in its least-threatening form, which may explain why they
> >> > haven't caught on to the same extent in countries less squeamish about
> >> > seafood, such as Spain or France. They were introduced to the UK market
> >> > in
> >> > 1955 with the sales pitch: "No bones, no waste, no smell, no fuss."
> >> > They
> >> > were an immediate hit, selling 600 tonnes in the first year. These
> >> > days,
> >> > the figure is closer to 28,000 tonnes, and Birds Eye, which brought
> >> > them
> >> > to this country from the United States, claims that three-quarters of
> >> > us
> >> > get their first taste of fish from a fish finger."
> >> >
> >> > http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...e-of-childhood
> >>
> >> Nahh unless it was in areas that didn't have fish and chip shops) I
> >> can't
> >> actually think of any.
> >>
> > Fish fingers are an abomination unto the Lord. Ground up processed fish
> > trimmings
> > lovingly smashed and trashed and coated with whatever is at hand.
> > Then they are heated until they are half-burned and then frozen and
> > packaged.
> > Yuck!!!
> > =====
>
> I can only remember trying them once! It was enough.
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

The thing is, if you put a put a fish on a plate and set that before a little kid, he's liable to start bawling. Put some fish sticks in front of the same kid and the outcome is certain - happy kid.