On 1/11/2018 1:02 PM, 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.
>
The only croquettes I've ever seen (chicken) were sort of like a little
mound, not a cake or patty, and yes there was a sauce on top. Julie
initially said she wanted to serve tomato sauce on them.

> I once accidentally bought a can of mackerel rather than salmon
> and can't say I saw much difference in the patties vs. salmon.
> However, I admit that I am not too picky about which canned
> salmon I buy, brand or variety (coho, pink, red). Perhaps I just
> don't pick up on subtle differences that others do.
>
I've made both. I found the mackerel patties very bland in comparison
with salmon even though I prepared them the same way.

Jill