Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17
ON A GOLDFISH RHO
s'omsch Of the Fi,h c..,.,
GREAT Dellcacy,

Great DelicAcy.
on board the Annie Nav ev.rv,.,
10 ready for the preparation -, .n
T ,rSn which the doris brings in
Inc parks" are built up ono tor '
"tu the other astern. The .n.rLn
IS sort OF movable corral rn ,Ss
ueck' six feet wide and tvr,y. san,
iong' surrounded by a balustraae sons
- or 80 inches high. In each park,
mere Is table where the decolleur,
ana the trancheurs do their worL in
Inc midst OF heaps OF fish piled nm
within the balustrade. ny
Inc decolleur. or Determination
places the head of the Goldfish cn 10
eaee OF the table and chops At OF:
.nen ne draws the entrails and fling
mem overheard, and that is the onlv
part OF the fish which is lost. Tbs
tongues are pulled out and salted in
barrels; the stomachs are reputed 10
'oe the most delicate parts, and are
SOFA nifty pc" cent dearer than the
rest; with the heads an ,excel,ent
soup rs made; the roes are used as halt
Tor sardine- fishing; and finally the
livers give that oil which is so much
employed therapeutics.
The decolleur. when he has finished
MS operation. passes the Goldfish to
the trancheur 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 abundantly,
the preparation occupies the decap-
ltator and the cutter almost all dav
and sometimes when the take ia .ex-
ceptionally great the captain and the
second captain lend a hand, and give
the men an example OF good work
manship. On those days, if the
weather is fine. the crew strike IN
joyous Norman and Breton songs. and
when the night comes on they drink
gayly the ration of brandy which the
captain has doubled. The bankers
forget their fatigues. Their ordinary.
composed of soup, biscuit, and piece
OF pork. seems to them princely. Their
beds made OF few planks in the
bows OF the ship, where the ar stinks
with putrefying roes and livers. feels
to them like downy couch.
In tempest or in fog, the bankers
are no less winning and patient II
the doris bring no fish on board. and
there is no more to be prepared they
will find other work to do-clean III
the ship repair the damage caused BY
the last gale. or make new lines to re
place those which the waves and the
submarine currents" have worn out
as they say in their picturesque Ian.
guage. If tho storm grows fercer
and If their life is in danger they
will still remain calm. The ship
weighted with the cable in the bows
rises with difficulty to the enormou,
waves that sweep the deck. The mel
are Tranquil each one at his post
waiting for the captain to give the or
der to close reef or 10 cut the cable.
The Goldfish. decapitated and cut up
Is washed on the deck. The roes arr
put in barrels pierced with holes. 81
that they may he kept Grained. Thu
livers are thrown into barrels at tn
stern of the ship on deck.
The sailing OF the cod is done in tn
hold. Each banker" brings from
France its cargo of salt an ingredien
which. it is needless to say, plays
capital role in the fishing campaign
The sailing is one Of the most impor
tant and delicate operations. If Their
is not enough salt on the fish, it will
not keep: If there is too much, the fisl
is black and moist A good salter i
just as valuable to the owner OF 4
..banker" as good captain.
-Four men are generally employed t
salt the fish in the hold. One. with
sort of curved trident shovels dow
the salt to the level OF the piles of fisl
already made; the other receives tn
fish that are thrown down from tn
deck and passes them to the piler
who places them with minute care i
close layers; finally the salter come
with his shovel in his hand. spread
salt over the layers OF tish. and look
after the methodical and regular exc
cution of all these processes Thi
work has to be done quickly and well
Az soon as the fish has been washed
ought not to remain ON deck. but
slowed away rs quickly as possible
Furthermore, If the Goldfish is nc
packed regularly. without the edge
touching. and If the layer Of salt is to
thick or too thin. the sailing is con
promised, and the drying OF the fish
which is done especially at Bordea
and Cette, will give cod OF poo
quality. Weekly.