Eels?
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enfieldspares
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And of what was left afterwards nothing, nothing, was allowed to stand in the way of the London 2012 Olympics no doubt. OTOH rose tinted spectacles always make these things look better for those that went home for five o'clock tea elsewhere than did those that lived in those actual places. And the reality is the ingredients were the cheapest so as to maximise the shop's profits....parsley sauce made with dried parsley. And more jelly but less eels!
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When I was young I used to have to call to my friends house every Friday evening in the summer on the way to get picked up for a game of hurling and the smell of the smoked haddock they had for dinner every Friday is ingrained in my brain like the smell of Dettol.
Give me a steak anyday.
Give me a steak anyday.
Smoked eel is one of the best treats ever. Sadly, they've all but disappeared down this way.
Morkai
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You're right, smoked eel is lovely.
RescueMe0007
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My brother and I in our youth were very keen anglers. One of his particular favourites was to fish for bass in the channel behind the bull wall in Dublin (in the days before local authority put in the causeway and prevented the sweep of the tides). At that time he caught far more eels than bass. He'd BRING THE EELS HOME AND COOK THEM UP FOR THE DOG! (What a waste). Until one Thursday morning (Mum used to stock up on a Thursday) When he returned home to find the cupboards bare (five sons, what a shock!) So, cooked up the eels and decided to try them as the hunger got the better of him! Never again did the dog get an eel. Delicious, the Dutch were a huge market for eels taken from Lough Neagh, where they were sought commercially. Had them in Amsterdam, outstanding, so full of protein. Down the "east end" (where I grew up) they were a staple! 
In my youth we caught a lot of eels and sold them to.my next door neighbour. His wife jellied them. Eels are more nutritious than salmon. Many a happy Summer night fishing on the R Vvrnwy for eels. Dead baited with freshly killed minnow. Bite indicator was a bit of silver foil weighted with 2x .22 Eley wasp pellets.
Killed with a 9" Bowie knife though the back of the head and skewered into the ground.
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Killed with a 9" Bowie knife though the back of the head and skewered into the ground.
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DevonRifle
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I used to work across London and loved a pie and mash shop. Stewed eels were an occasional but pie mash and liquor (the parsley sauce that the eels were cooked in I always thought but may be wrong) and a splash of vinegar, delicious! I thought the best shop was the one at Elephant and Castle.
Only ever had jellied eels at the races. Used to be something of a tradition.
I bought smoked Eel from here and it was very good -
Smoked Eel
Our Eel is delicately hot smoked over smouldering English Oak wood. We only use fresh eel from New Zealand & Australia to help protect the currently endangered British stocks. Gently cured with rock salt and hung over British Oak for 18 hours our eel is moist and packed full of flavour. Our...
www.lancastersmokehouse.co.uk
Yup, I agree, for me personally the smoked eel is a complete transformation from the horrible slimy gelatinous to very good food.
Kindest regards, Olaf
alan123shooting
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We get pie & mash with jellied eels mail order from Armands Walworth road, highlight of the month
@theroedeerguy
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The European Eel is under considerable threat from the illegal trade in elvers
www.nwcu.police.uk
Suspended sentence for seafood salesman who smuggled £53m worth of live eels out of UK | National Wildlife Crime Unit | NWCU
A seafood salesman has been given a two-year suspended jail sentence for smuggling an estimated £53m worth of endangered live eels out of the UK. Gilbert Khoo, 67, transported the eels from London to Hong Kong, hidden underneath chilled fish, between 2015 and 2017, a court heard. He was caught...
www.nwcu.police.uk
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