On 5/16/2020 9:52 AM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Fri, 15 May 2020 19:09:19 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/15/2020 11:31 AM, graham wrote:
>>> On 2020-05-15 9:28 a.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 15 May 2020 10:22:26 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Couldn't resist, bought more for supper tonight. If I remember, I'll
>>>>> take a pic.
>>>>
>>>> I couldn't either.Â* Dinner tomorrow night.
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>> I bought some frozen ones this morning for a seafood lasagne for my d-i-l.
>>> The supermarket that has the best fresh fish has had several cases of
>>> covid among the staff. I don't feel like risking a visit there.
>>
>> I buy frozen sea scallops and here's why. The raw sea scallops in the
>> seafood case aren't straight off a boat. They always have a sign in
>> front of them that says "previously frozen". I appreciate Publix being
>> transparent about that but why would I want to buy previously frozen
>> (then thawed scallops when I can buy a 1 lb. resealable bag of flash
>> frozen sea scallops for half the price? I've never been disappointed in
>> them and I can portion out as many or as few as I want and thaw them
>> myself. I love, love, love scallops!
>>
>> Jill
>
> Back some years when I was still diving I used to get a scallop
> licence, C$5 per year which entitled me to 100 scallops per dive. You
> have not tasted scallops until you taste them fresh out of the water,
> totally different to frozen. These were fresh from the water and can
> I ever taste the difference.
>
Of course you can. I was merely saying why I buy the frozen rather than
the "fresh previously frozen" which are the only kinds available down
here in Southern SC. There will never be an opportunity for me to taste
the fresh scallops you dove for or had a scallops diving license for in
Canada.

Jill