On 1/11/2018 1:27 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:02:46 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
>
>>
>> On 11-Jan-2018, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> 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 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.
>
> Hmmm. Now I thought (no reason why especially) that salmon patties
> were served with some sort of cream sauce.
> Janet US
>
I suppose they could be. Perhaps a dill cream sauce.

Jill