[Field & Stream, November 1976. Click for a larger view.]
I could do without the hunting. But I like the idea of carrying around four or five cans of sardines. Is that For Hunters Only?
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[The lunch hour approaches.]
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Sardine moose
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I like the can -- I'd forgotten about those key-type openers! In college, I was quite partial to "kipper snacks" (smoked herring: the tinned fish gateway drug), though a local store stocked these Portuguese sardines that came in a key-opener tin. Packed in olive oil, with a hot pepper, slice of carrot, onion -- not much, just a bit of flavor & garnish.
In the house I shared, a few of us made home-brew. To celebrate opening a new batch, a friend went out for snacks & came back with an insane assortment of tinned seafood: kippers, smoked oysters, eel, and sardines in mustard, tomato sauce, and hot sauce. Haven't seen the latter since.
Oh -- creamed herring in a glass jar. Haven't seen that out here on the West Coast.
Thanks, btw, for previous mentions of skinless / boneless sardines. I've always bought the ones with skin & bones, until Thursday. What a revelation! Lighter and less fishy, but sardine-y all the same. Made a salad of arugula & red onion, dashes of balsamic vinegar & olive oil, sardines on top. With good bread an tomato soup, a meal that will be repeated!
Good grief — I just had lunch and now I’m hungry again. : )
Sardines in the various sauces are pretty common here (downstate Illinois), but they’re always with skin and bones.
This post has me thinking about making a Trader Joe's sardine run. I can't tall you how happy it makes me that sardines are quickly becoming a recurring feature on this blog.
Good grief again: that’s what I just had for lunch.
I’m not sure how many more sardine posts I have in me, but I’ll try. The more I post about sardines, the more I want to eat them. And they are good for ya. (And they’re not cheese — my great weakness.)
No, don't tell me there are no more tins with keys!
The moose looks like he wants to share the hunter's sardines.
I remember at least one disaster with a stubborn can, and key, and a screwdriver for leverage. I miss the keys only in theory.
That moose is pretty plaintive. I would guess that the illustrator, too, could have done without hunting.
Hand up for loving sardines. Skinless and boneless? Only for faint hearts! I eat the whole thing, the way you're s'posed to....
How about an anchovy post if you run low on sardine material?
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