“FLATTENED” FISH
MEANS MORE FOOD FOR BRITAIN Fish which lias been flattened and dried so that it looks like a piece of cardboard is Britain's latest device for economising in shipping space. It is a modern version of stockfish, which in Tudor times was exported in huge quantities from Scotland to the Catholic countries of Europe, Th e Spanish Armada, sailing in IGBB on its abortive attempt to invade England, carried 4,000 quintals of stock-fish to feed its crew. By the modern method, which is applied to ling and cod, much of it from Newfoundland, the fish is sliced open and the inside removed. Then, by a special vacuum process, the water is drained out until the fish is only one-third its original bulk. Packed in salt it will then keep for many weeks. . Although it does not look particularly appetizing in this form, a soaking in warm water brings it back to its original freshness. It is then boiled, fried or grilled according to taste,
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Mt Benger Mail, 27 August 1941, Page 4
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166“FLATTENED” FISH Mt Benger Mail, 27 August 1941, Page 4
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