Show Mil 1S I S k 11 r The SineL It is the opinion of the true gourmet that of all marine panfish there is none to compare with the smelt Osmerus mordax This primary rank is its own by reason of its delicacy and delicious flavor and when fried a light brown in very fine bread crumbs and served with melted butter there is none that disputes dis-putes its preeminence Its delightful flavor however as well as its peculiar odor is evanescent Like the mackerel it cannot be too fresh It is from its odor that the smelt derives de-rives not only its familiar but Latin name an odor so aggressive of sliced cucumbers that if its presence be manifest mani-fest only to the sense of smell people are often deluded into such supposition This odor is not marked except in the freshly caught fish and disappears in the cooking giving place however to a fitting resurrection of the smelt to an olfactory sense still more savory and delightful I de-lightful Market Review I |