"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> As a kid, we ate Mrs. Paul's brand fish sticks. The only fish I'd eat.
>
> Until... one day (maybe 10-y.o.) I was sitting with a plate of them and
> playing with my food, began forking the breading off a fish stick, finally
> revealing a perfectly shaped rectangular "brick" of pressed grey matter.
>
> Grossed me out. "What kind of fish is that?" I never ate another fish
> stick.
> Didn't have a problem with her fried clams, thankfully!
>
> Did you dread the fish stick?

Not really. We only had them once a week, on Fridays (even after Vatican
II). I detested then and still detest tartar sauce, but I used to eat them
with catsup. Now I just buy fillets and make my own with seasoned panko.
YUM.

TammyM