On 10/5/2015 3:32 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
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>
> 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.
>
Plus they must have some ketchup!