The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-01
ION .A GOLDFISH. BRIG.
Something Of Interest About. The Material for
:. 7. Making Goldfish Balls. : :. ...

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:. On board of the Annie May everything is
ready for. the preparation. of the Goldfish
which the dory brings in, writes a contribu-
tort Harper's Weekly. The parks" are
built up, one: forward and the other:astern
The+"park3ris a sort of movable corral on
the deck, 6 feet wide ard II feet; long, sur
rounded by balustIade some "a or 80
inches high. In each .'park" there is a
table where the decolIeurs aud the tranch-
eurs do their work in the m idst Of heaps of
fish piled up within the balustrade.
The decolleur, or decapitator,. places the
head of the Goldfish OH the edge of the table
and chops it off: then he draws the entrails
and filings them overheard, and that is the
only part Of the fish which is lost. The
tongues are pulled out and sailed in barrels:
e the stomachs are reputed to be the most
delicate parts, and are sold 30 per cent
dearer than the rest, with the heads an ex-
cellent soup Is made; the roes are used as
bait for sardine-fshine, and finally the
: hvers give that oil which is so much en-
plOyed in therapeutics,
. The decolleur, when he has finished his
operation. passes the Goldfish to the trancb
eur, or cutter. who splits the fish and takes
out the bone along twO-thirds of the length
that is to say along the part corresponding
with the abdominal cavity. >:
When the fishing yields abuudaItly. the
preparation occupies the deca pitato OF and the
cutter almost all day, and sometimes when
the take" Is exec ptionalfy great the can
tain and the second captain lend a hand.
ana give the men an example of good work:
manshp. On those days, If the weather i,
tne, the crew strike up joyous Norman and
Breton songs, and when the night comes ON
they drink gayfy the ration of brandy which
the captain has doubled. The "bankerS's for
get tEeir fatigues. Their ordinary fare, COM
posed OF soup, biscuit and a piece of pork.
seems to them princely. Their beds, made
OF a few planks in the bows Of the shin
where the air stinks with purifying ross
ana iivers, feels to them like a downy couch.
In tempest or in fog, the "bankers'' are No
less winning aud patient. Ii the dories bring
no fish on board, and If there is no more n
be prepai ed, they will find other work To do
clean Zip the ship. repair the damage
caused by the last gale. or make new lines
to replace those which ''the waves and srib.
marine currents" have worn cut. as thev
say IN their picturesque language. III tina
storm grows fercef, and If their life is i'm
danger, they will still remain calm. The
strip, weighted with tire cable in the hows
rises with difficulty to the enormous waves
that sweep the deck. The men are tran
quill, each one at his post waiting for The
captain to give the order to close reef or cIit
tile cable..
I The Goldfish. decaptated and cut mn. /.
washed on tie deck. The roes are mi In
barrels pierced with holes, so that they NAV
! be kept drained. The livers are thrown in,
to barrels at the stern Of the shil, on deck. ;:
The sailing of the cod Is done in the hold
Each banker brings from France its cargo
+ OIL salt, an Ingredient which, it is needless to