On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:02:46 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:

>
>On 11-Jan-2018, 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.
>
>Isn't the only difference between salmon patties and croquettes
>the shape? At least the ones I have had taste pretty much the
>same, with patties being flat and croquettes round(ish). like a
>small salmon log. Though,I seem to recall croquettes
>occasionally served with a sauce/gravy poured over and have never
>had that with salmon patties.

I think real croquettes are made with a salpicon. The process of
making that is elaborate and includes sacrificing your first-born.
What I would call [fish] patties are much easier to make.