New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-03
III ARE
POISONOUS
on Proves That They
May Be Kept

May Be Kept
investigations carried on by
kxnent of Agriculture appear
b that the prejudice against
> 3 Of fish, especially frozen
Luse Of the alleged danger
ine poisoning. is quite un-
"A partial decomposition
fish or meat may result in
alton of certain substances
Is digestive troubles. These
IS are popularity known as
s, although many of them
et been fully studied and
Re determined. The whole
IS q very complex one. but
however. no reason for as
HAT there is any more like
ptomaines in fish than in
Sew process of preserving
<feezing, glazing, and cold
lake It as safe an article OF
meat.
5cpular prejudice has done
hinder the development OF
keht be a far greater INDUS
yhas prevented the people
Manning a wholesome econo-
la attractive substitute for
the very time when the price
has been rising rapidly. Many
Eat fish only on fast days"
<cially on Fridays. The idea
ki{3ay is fish day has com-
HE fish trade to do what
largely to a one-day-in-the-
|asiness. This of course, has
: to make prices higher than
~. With an increased de-
HE supply OF fish would be
arger, and if the consumption
distributed evenly throughout
BIZ the waste would be much
b the prices should conse--
be lower.
Keeps Over a Year.
scientific research and practi-
|erience have shown that a fish
|y frozen and kept under pro-
EDITIONS remains perfectly good
5eriod OF from one to one and
wears. This, Of course, 10
longer than there is any need
practice, and permits OF a
of safety which should be
nt for all purposes. It is es-
d however, that the fish be
III their freshest state and
ID with a coating Of thin ice
Excludes air. In practice, fish
u dressed by removal of the en-
Is soon as they are caught,
g11Iy washed, and laid in shall
ms. These pans are placed on
cred pipes Of freezer, which US
s at a temperature a little
than zero. After from IL to "a
the fish are frozen solid. They
Drrn large cake held together
!, freezing Of the thin layer of
between the fish. This cake is
sd from the pan and dipped in.
er which is at once frozen on
ia, forming crystal glaze Of
q transparent yarnish. This
herm etically seals them. No
i reach them from the outside
5 n1iisture can evaporate from
side. The glazed fish are kept
mperature Of from Z degrees to
grees. Fahrenheit until needed
assumption.
oes Not Alter Composition
ZEN fish is thus the only fish
ID the composition of which is
tered In some way by the pro-
( preservation. Canning, smok-
aIting, or picking, all alter the
of the treated article. With
y Ash, however, the envelope OF
is only to be melted in order
j Us back an article of food that
cticallvs identical with that tax
,na the sea. If it were not FOL
q method Of preservation fish
not be depended upon as a con
source Of food. In the FISH
there lisa succession Of gluttee
its and periods Of scarcity and
there are times whel
fish bring so little that there i
oft in catching thin, and thor
Their times when they cannot p
led at any price. The freezin'
IS serves as a balance wheel TO
rade.
How to Keep Fish.
other objection raised by man,
,wives is the fishy odor whicl
s them undesirable company 70
butter and other articles com
= found In the family refrigera
Fish can be kept in a refrigera
-itl1out effecting other foods if
st put in a tin vessel with
y fitting lid. AS a matter {
however, fish should be cate
on as possible after they hav