On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 10:28:02 AM UTC-10, Roy wrote:
> On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 2:13:50 PM UTC-6, Ophelia wrote:
> > > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > A good read from one Felicity Cloake:
> > >
> > > "But whether they are served with hot sauce or ketchup, fish fingers are
> > > still fish in its least-threatening form, which may explain why they
> > > haven't caught on to the same extent in countries less squeamish about
> > > seafood, such as Spain or France. They were introduced to the UK market in
> > > 1955 with the sales pitch: "No bones, no waste, no smell, no fuss." They
> > > were an immediate hit, selling 600 tonnes in the first year. These days,
> > > the figure is closer to 28,000 tonnes, and Birds Eye, which brought them
> > > to this country from the United States, claims that three-quarters of us
> > > get their first taste of fish from a fish finger."
> > >
> > > http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...e-of-childhood
> >
> > Nahh unless it was in areas that didn't have fish and chip shops) I can't
> > actually think of any.
> >
> Fish fingers are an abomination unto the Lord. Ground up processed fish trimmings
> lovingly smashed and trashed and coated with whatever is at hand.
> Then they are heated until they are half-burned and then frozen and packaged.
> Yuck!!!
> =====

This is true. They're also a brilliant way to get people to eat fish. The ways of the Lord is a mystery to us.