Posted by Jonno on May 4, 2008, 9:09 pm
Bill wrote:
>
>>
>>>
>>>>>>>> Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their
>>>>>>>> vinegar in them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jan
>>>>>>> Also beware of mosquitos.
>>>>>> That is likely to happen.
>>>>>> Use BT dunks.
>>>>> That will keep mosquitos out of standing water?
>>>> Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat
>>>> them when they grow big enough.
>>> But carp are so bony! ;-)
>>>
>>> I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows!
>>> --
>> Oh dear me......carp is our absolutlyist favoritist fish for plate!!
>>
>> Bony yes, *but* skinned and properly scored and lightly dusted and
>> scores lightly packed with flour/cornmeal and deep fried.....oh my.
>>
>> The scoring of the flesh is *the* key to proper carp. Scoring, for
>> those who aren't familiar, is running your *very* sharp knife from
>> backbone down perpendiculary to the bellyside, cutting thru all the
>> tiny bones, but not the ribs, or cutting clear thru the fish. From
>> head to tail. You score as closely as possible, no more than 1/8 in
>> apart. You can feel all the little hairbones being cut. Deep frying
>> then reduces the tiny bones to nothing, though one still must exercise
>> the usual caution when eating fish.
>>
>> Oh lordy, Charlie and Mrs. Charlie are looking forward to fresh carp,
>> coleslaw and fried taters and cornbread....just your mention of carp
>> has me salivating like Pavlov's pup......
>>
>> Charlie
>
> Once again my dad would have me out on the swamp ice. Break a hole and
> shoot carp that came for air. 1955
>
> Bill
>
I was kidding! We dont want droves of people carp fishing in this ladies
water tank.... We only wanted to get rid of the mosquitos. Oh hell. I
remember the saying " its hard, when you find yourself in the middle of
a mudhole full of alligators that you only came to drain the swamp"
Shhooo no fishing allowed!
Posted by Charlie on May 5, 2008, 12:40 am
>> >Can you fillet them?
>>
>> Nope. After you cut off the heads and tails and fins and gut 'em, use
>> a pair of pliers (catfish skinning pliars work well) and pull the skin
>> off. Not tearing of chunks of meat is a good idea. ;-) After you
>> score them, and score them deep, both sides...cut them in 4-5 in
>> chunks...the tail piece is the best, IMO.
>Ah nevermind. I missed reading this the first time...
>Sounds a lot like preparing catfish except those are not scored.
>--
Yep. It is pretty quick after you get the hang of it.
BTW....if so inclined, both the roe sacs (female) and milt sacs (male)
are good eating...awfully rich, in particular the carp nuts. We
hillbillys like our oysters of any sorts. ;-)
Charlie
Posted by Zootal on May 5, 2008, 12:55 am
>> >Hm. Carp is considered a trash fish here. I may have to re-assess that,
>> >thanks!
>>
>>
>> You should, at least once. Folks most places consider them trashfish.
>>
>> >>
> I'm wondering if there is a fillet technique for them.
> --
> --
Fixing carp is easy. Get a large pot. Fill with water, put a half dozen or
so rocks on the bottom. Bring to boil. Add 1 large or several small carp.
Cut up as needed so they fit in pot. Add salt and pepper, not too much. Boil
for about 20 minutes - fish tend to cook fast. Discard carp, remove and eat
rocks.
Posted by Charlie on May 5, 2008, 1:24 am
On Sun, 4 May 2008 21:55:26 -0700, "Zootal"
>>> >Hm. Carp is considered a trash fish here. I may have to re-assess that,
>>> >thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>> You should, at least once. Folks most places consider them trashfish.
>>>
>>> >>
>>
>> I'm wondering if there is a fillet technique for them.
>> --
>> --
>Fixing carp is easy. Get a large pot. Fill with water, put a half dozen or
>so rocks on the bottom. Bring to boil. Add 1 large or several small carp.
>Cut up as needed so they fit in pot. Add salt and pepper, not too much. Boil
>for about 20 minutes - fish tend to cook fast. Discard carp, remove and eat
>rocks.
yeah yeah yeah.....similar to the old put a carp on a cedar plank and
bake for thirty minutes then toss the carp and eat the plank. ;-)
Seriously, if you ever had a proper carp, you would sing a different
song. :-)
Betcha never ate gar either. Easy and better'n you would think.
Care
Charlie
Posted by Zootal on May 5, 2008, 2:26 pm
> yeah yeah yeah.....similar to the old put a carp on a cedar plank and
> bake for thirty minutes then toss the carp and eat the plank. ;-)
> Seriously, if you ever had a proper carp, you would sing a different
> song. :-)
> Betcha never ate gar either. Easy and better'n you would think.
> Care
> Charlie
Hehehehe.... seriously, though, I'll eat almost anything, and if I could
find someone to fix me a nice carp, I'd eat it right down. Gar too. :-)
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>>>
>>>>>>>> Food grade poly drums are available from canneries. They buy their
>>>>>>>> vinegar in them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jan
>>>>>>> Also beware of mosquitos.
>>>>>> That is likely to happen.
>>>>>> Use BT dunks.
>>>>> That will keep mosquitos out of standing water?
>>>> Put in some goldfish. Theyre organic eat mossies, and you can always eat
>>>> them when they grow big enough.
>>> But carp are so bony! ;-)
>>>
>>> I'd personally vote for bass or crappie minnows!
>>> --
>> Oh dear me......carp is our absolutlyist favoritist fish for plate!!
>>
>> Bony yes, *but* skinned and properly scored and lightly dusted and
>> scores lightly packed with flour/cornmeal and deep fried.....oh my.
>>
>> The scoring of the flesh is *the* key to proper carp. Scoring, for
>> those who aren't familiar, is running your *very* sharp knife from
>> backbone down perpendiculary to the bellyside, cutting thru all the
>> tiny bones, but not the ribs, or cutting clear thru the fish. From
>> head to tail. You score as closely as possible, no more than 1/8 in
>> apart. You can feel all the little hairbones being cut. Deep frying
>> then reduces the tiny bones to nothing, though one still must exercise
>> the usual caution when eating fish.
>>
>> Oh lordy, Charlie and Mrs. Charlie are looking forward to fresh carp,
>> coleslaw and fried taters and cornbread....just your mention of carp
>> has me salivating like Pavlov's pup......
>>
>> Charlie
>
> Once again my dad would have me out on the swamp ice. Break a hole and
> shoot carp that came for air. 1955
>
> Bill
>