Oooo, Gail, that brings back memories. My dad and mom loved smelt too. When they "ran", my dad would acquire a mess and we'd eat them in great quantities, also. It's one of the things I miss by being out here, rather than where I can get smelt !! Dad also would acquire fresh oysters by the bushel (from where I don't know, since we lived in SW Ohio). Uncle Kenny and Toots would come up from Tipp City; we'd sit out back and shuck those dudes, put 'em on a Saltine, dash some pepper and sauce on them and ENJOY !! Dave Ross, Denver

Gail and David: Let me put my two cents in. Smelt - great. I can remember when I was knee high to a grasshopper, going to the mouth of the Current River, with my Dad, and Uncle Jack, where it empties into Lake Superior. My Dad was manager of the Sports Deparment at a local Department Store, and he had his ear to the ground, and knew when the smelt were running. Just after the ice went out. They always ran at night to avoid their natural predators. However they never did get used to the wily human. 0100 hours out we went. Built a fire and used dip nets to retrieve these wonderful shiny things about 8 to 10 inches long (for you US people). We dumped them in buckets, and when we had three or four, away we went back home about two hours later. I was given the job of cleaning them next morning. Slit them up the belly, and take their innards, filled with roe or sperm. Wow - I always looked forward to it, because not only was I with the MEN, but I got to stay up late. Very Late. My Mum would fry them in a very light batter the next day. Were they ever good. Ross, I don't get them any more either. I'm to old to freeze my butt at midnight, and as well, there are not as many as there were before. But my mouth waters at the thought of what it was like back then . Ralf At 08:05 AM 6/14/01 -0400, you wrote: >Oooo, Gail, that brings back memories. My dad and mom loved smelt too. When >they "ran", my dad would acquire a mess and we'd eat them in great >quantities, also. It's one of the things I miss by being out here, rather >than where I can get smelt !! Dad also would acquire fresh oysters by the >bushel (from where I don't know, since we lived in SW Ohio). Uncle Kenny and >Toots would come up from Tipp City; we'd sit out back and shuck those dudes, >put 'em on a Saltine, dash some pepper and sauce on them and ENJOY !! > >Dave Ross, Denver > > >==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== >Complaints: >Contact the list administrator at: GERMAN-LIFE-L-admin@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

You folks sure know good eatin! We purchased our smelt in the grocery store's seafood dept in IN. Krogers or A & P. stores. They were fresh around the middle of March. I have since purchased them in NC... frozen. Not as good as fresh but I love smelt, it was frozen or nothing! Considering the alternative, I made the best choice. Lorna June ----- Original Message ----- From: <lumby@air.on.ca> To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] SMELT !! > Gail and David: > > Let me put my two cents in. > > Smelt - great. > I can remember when I was knee high to a grasshopper, going to the mouth of > the Current River, with my Dad, and Uncle Jack, where it empties into Lake > Superior. My Dad was manager of the Sports Deparment at a local Department > Store, and he had his ear to the ground, and knew when the smelt were > running. Just after the ice went out. They always ran at night to avoid > their natural predators. However they never did get used to the wily human. > > 0100 hours out we went. Built a fire and used dip nets to retrieve these > wonderful shiny things about 8 to 10 inches long (for you US people). > We dumped them in buckets, and when we had three or four, away we went back > home about two hours later. > > I was given the job of cleaning them next morning. Slit them up the belly, > and take their innards, filled with roe or sperm. > > Wow - I always looked forward to it, because not only was I > with the MEN, but I got to stay up late. Very Late. > > My Mum would fry them in a very light batter the next day. Were they ever > good. > > Ross, I don't get them any more either. I'm to old to freeze my butt at > midnight, and as well, there are not as many as there were before. > But my mouth waters at the thought of what it was like back then . > > Ralf > > > > At 08:05 AM 6/14/01 -0400, you wrote: > >Oooo, Gail, that brings back memories. My dad and mom loved smelt too. > When > >they "ran", my dad would acquire a mess and we'd eat them in great > >quantities, also. It's one of the things I miss by being out here, rather > >than where I can get smelt !! Dad also would acquire fresh oysters by the > >bushel (from where I don't know, since we lived in SW Ohio). Uncle Kenny > and > >Toots would come up from Tipp City; we'd sit out back and shuck those dudes, > >put 'em on a Saltine, dash some pepper and sauce on them and ENJOY !! > > > >Dave Ross, Denver > > > > > >==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > >Complaints: > >Contact the list administrator at: GERMAN-LIFE-L-admin@rootsweb.com > > > >============================== > >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > GERMAN-FOOD-L@rootsweb.com to subscribe send a message to: > GERMAN-FOOD-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >