markcw
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Nope, I was reading a book and wanted to finish it, then had half an hour or so on the laptop. then fell asleep with it still switched on.
I reckon even I could catch one of those carp!!!
When i was a kid my dad used to take me on his works matches although he never fished himself.
At the end of the match there was always 2/3 fella's collecting all the eels caught.
I can remember my mother was never best pleased when we took some home.
They both liked the eels though but there was just too many bones in for me.
I also tried a pike once but didn't rate that either.
How times change.
Too many bones in an eel .....?
The first time I had Jellied eels was when the mother in law (from London) cooked up some jellied eel for us to try and I put a large bit into my mouth and crunched away and it was full of bone and I hated it.Too many bones in an eel .....?
Perch (locally known as redfin) is very good eating although a bit of pain to prepare . A lot of local anglers out here rate it over trout nice white firm flesh.
Thats what I assumed before I ate them, but the wife says ‘no’ they leave the bones in when they cook traditional jellied eels.I had eel chinese style when I worked in a Chinese restaurant, the bone in the middle is a nightmare, one of the few dishes they made me that wasn't to my liking. I always thought jellied eel was jellied as it was already de-boned therfore easier to eat?
Thats what I assumed before I ate them, but the wife says ‘no’ they leave the bones in when they cook traditional jellied eels.
Keith
I had jellied eel at the Camra real ale festival at Aexandra Palace many years ago and it was like needles in jelly! I have also had smoked eel and it was delicious!
Yeah but wouldn't they cook it with the bones on but serve it off the bone? I've never had jellied eel(Must be some cockneys on here who know) Maybe the mother in law was trying to bump you off at the time and your missus is in on it lol