On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:11:13 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/9/2018 6:45 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 6:02:29 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't know what salmon cakes are. Cake sounds like a sweet. Anyway,
>>> salmon patties are great. Mackerel patties are even better.
>>
>> In this context, cake = patty. Like a cake of soap,
>> the word "cake" can refer to any flattish mass.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>Salmon patties/cakes are so much better than mackerel. They aren't
>croquettes, though, and not eggless. I definitely add an egg to the
>mixture for my salmon patties/cakes.

I think you can also make them without egg, although we tend to add
one. I prefer mackerel patties. They have a bit more flavour than
salmon patties, but salmon is good too.