. American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture . in water as deep as eight or tenfathoms. We do not recommend this special fishery to our coast fisher-men, as our Gurnards are small, but wish only to call attention to theedible qualities of this generally despised fish. Piscator (the anonymous auther of the Practical Angler), in hisexcellent little treatise entitled Fish ; How to Choose and How to Dress,published in 1843, says of the Gurnard that their flesh is white, excellent,exceedingly firm, and
. American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture . in water as deep as eight or tenfathoms. We do not recommend this special fishery to our coast fisher-men, as our Gurnards are small, but wish only to call attention to theedible qualities of this generally despised fish. Piscator (the anonymous auther of the Practical Angler), in hisexcellent little treatise entitled Fish ; How to Choose and How to Dress,published in 1843, says of the Gurnard that their flesh is white, excellent,exceedingly firm, and shells out into snowy flakes, and is of a remarkablyagreeable flavor, and that they keep well. He recommends them to beboiled—that is the large ones; while the small ones may be split and fried. Having drawn attention to this first as one that deserves a place on ourtables, we leave his fate hereafter to the tender care of a good cook anda discerning palate. Another member of this family is the Pcristcdium miniatum, a brilliantred species recently discovered by the Fish Commission in the deep waterson the coast of Southern New
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