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The food of any region is characteristic of that region, and to travel along the Old Coast Road and not partake of one of the delicious fish dinners, is as absurd as it would be to omit rice from a menu in China or roast beef from an English dinner. THE FOOD OF ANY REGION IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT REGION AND TO TRAVEL ALONG THE OLD COAST ROAD AND NOT PARTAKE OF ONE OF THE DELICIOUS FISH DINNERS IS AS ABSURD AS IT WOULD BE TO OMIT RICE FROM A MENUINE CHINA OR ROAST BEEF FROM AN ENGLISH DINNER
e, but also as a valuable fertilizer; the home, where the many operations of curing and salting were carried on--all of those were developed directly by the growth of this particular trade. Laws were made and continually revised regarding the fisheries and safeguarding their rights in every conceivable fashion; ship carpenters were exempt from military service, and many special exemptions were extended to fishermen under the general statutes. The oyster is now a dish for the epicure and the lobster for the millionaire. But in the old days when oysters a foot long were not uncommon, and lobsters sometimes grew to six feet, every one had all he wanted, and sometimes more than he wanted, of these delicacies. The stranger in New England may notice how certain customs still prevail, such as the Friday night fish dinner and the Sunday morning fish-cakes; and also that New Englanders as a whole have a rather fastidious taste in regard to the preparation of both salt- and fresh-water products.  A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE BUT ALSO AS A VALUABLE FERTILIZER THE HOME WHERE THE MANY OPERATIONS OF CURING AND SALTING WERE CARRIED ON ALL OF THOSE WERE DEVELOPED DIRECTLY BY THE GROWTH OF THIS PARTICULAR TRADE LAWS WERE MADE AND CONTINUALLY REVISED REGARDING THE FISHERIES AND SAFEGUARDING THEIR RIGHTS IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE FASHION SHIP CARPENTERS WERE EXEMPT FOR MILITARY SERVICE AND MANY SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS WERE EXTENDED TO FISHERMEN UNDER THE GENERAL STATUTES THE OYSTER IS NOW A DISH FOR THE EPICURE AND THE LOBSTER FOR THE MILLIONAIRE BUT IN THE OLD DAYS WHEN OYSTERS A FOOT LONG WERE NOT UNCOMMON AND LOBSTERS SOMETIMES GREW TO SIX FEET EVERYONE HAD ALL HE WANTED AND SOMETIMES MORE THAN HE WANTED OF THESE DELICACIES THE STRANGER IN NEW ENGLAND MAY NOTICE HOW CERTAIN CUSTOMS STILL PREVAIL SUCH AS THE FRIDAY NIGHT FISH DINNER AND THE SUNDAY MORNING FISH CAKES AND ALSO THAT NEW ENGLANDERS AS A WHOLE HAVE A RATHER FASTIDIOUS TASTE IN REGARD TO THE PREPARATION OF BOTH SALT AND FRESH WATER PRODUCTS
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