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One born every minute?
On 09/06/2013 22:29, David Hill wrote:
As I knew them when I lived in Hastings, Rock Salmon and Robin Huss were other names for Dogfish, The best thing with chips. so true ................ -- Janet T. Amersham |
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One born every minute?
On 09/06/2013 22:25, David Hill wrote:
For the benefit of the youngsters in the group who don't remember pre decimal days 2/3d is about 11p 1/9d is about 9p not if you take into account inflation David!! I got 5 pounds 10 shillings per week when i started in the Civil Service as a CO.! -- Janet T. Amersham |
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On 10/06/2013 12:56, Janet Tweedy wrote:
On 09/06/2013 22:25, David Hill wrote: For the benefit of the youngsters in the group who don't remember pre decimal days 2/3d is about 11p 1/9d is about 9p not if you take into account inflation David!! I got 5 pounds 10 shillings per week when i started in the Civil Service as a CO.! With or without inflation 2/3d is about 11p , 1/9d is about 9p. I'm talking about the equivalent cash value coin for coin. When I started work I got £3.00 a week working on a farm near Henley, living in. Then when I was working on the Parks in Hastings, early 60's, I remember we had a pay rise of 1/9p (9p) a week. David @ a still arid part of Swansea Bay |
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One born every minute?
On 09/06/13 21:42, Janet Tweedy wrote:
On 09/06/2013 19:58, Pam Moore wrote: I also remember compliaining to a fish and chip man in Penzance that a cod lot was 2/3 oh ugh give me rock slamon aka gurnet or huss every time Rock salmon is coaley Rock eel is huss, usk, rock, spined dogfish or bireach Gurnard is a totally different (bony) fish. -- Rusty Hinge |
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One born every minute?
On 10/06/2013 14:47, RustyHinge wrote:
On 09/06/13 21:42, Janet Tweedy wrote: On 09/06/2013 19:58, Pam Moore wrote: I also remember compliaining to a fish and chip man in Penzance that a cod lot was 2/3 oh ugh give me rock slamon aka gurnet or huss every time Rock salmon is coaley Rock eel is huss, usk, rock, spined dogfish or bireach Gurnard is a totally different (bony) fish. Not where I come from and it should be coley fish Rock salmon, also called rock eel, flake, and huss, is a dish popular in England, and can be one of many species of small shark, including the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) |
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On 10/06/13 15:02, David Hill wrote:
On 10/06/2013 14:47, RustyHinge wrote: On 09/06/13 21:42, Janet Tweedy wrote: On 09/06/2013 19:58, Pam Moore wrote: I also remember compliaining to a fish and chip man in Penzance that a cod lot was 2/3 oh ugh give me rock slamon aka gurnet or huss every time Rock salmon is coaley Rock eel is huss, usk, rock, spined dogfish or bireach Gurnard is a totally different (bony) fish. Not where I come from and it should be coley fish Rock salmon, also called rock eel, flake, and huss, is a dish popular in England, and can be one of many species of small shark, including the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) I'm going on textbooks, Billingsgate lore, and my experience as CEO of a fish-handling company. 'Tis true that there are local differences inwhat fish are called (well, not just fish...), but rock eel and rock salmon are different fish - different types of fish altogether. The 'eel' comes from the cartilaginous nature of the bones. For the other, 'salmon' is applied in the hope of upgrading the image of a fish (saithe) which in days of yore was considered as only fit for the cat. (I like it though, and lithe - or lythe). These days I suspect there's an EC directive that you can't call a fish 'rock eel' unless it *is* an eel, likewise an embargo on rock 'salmon'. On the east side of the Isle of Lewis huss, usk, dogfish, rock eel, bireach- whatever you want to call them are seldom eaten, but those people of the west side are more discerning: they skin them and put them under rocks at low tide, allow the tide to cover them, and collect them salted to perfection. -- Rusty Hinge |
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