Andy wrote:
> 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?
>
> Andy

Fish sticks are one of my guilty pleasures. When we came back from
Thailand, for various reasons my mom, middle brother and I lived with her
parents. My Dad and oldest brother stayed in Bangkok for a few months. Her
parents were on a fixed income. Mom did contribute to the monthly food
budget. But on Fridays (no, they weren't Catholic) Grandma would always
serve fish sticks and tater tots. I don't recall the brand (Gorton's,
maybe?) but I still occasionally crave fish sticks and tater tots. Of
course, I've never examined them under a microscope

Jill