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In winter they were used for Southern coasting, carrying lumber and fish and returning with grain and flour. IN WINTER THEY WERE USED FOR SOUTHERN COASTING CARRYING LUMBER AND FISH AND RETURNING WITH GRAIN AND FLOUR
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. 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. While the fishing trade was highly important in all the South Shore towns, yet it was especially so in Scituate. In 1770 more than thirty vessels, principally for mackerel, were fitted out in this one village, and these vessels not infrequently took a thousand barrels in a season. 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 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 WHILE THE FISHING TRADE WAS HIGHLY IMPORTANT IN ALL THE SOUTH SHORE TOWNS YET IT WAS ESPECIALLY SO IN SITUATE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY MORE THAN THIRTY VESSELS PRINCIPALLY FOR MACKEREL WERE FITTED OUT IN THIS ONE VILLAGE AND THESE VESSELS NOT INFREQUENTLY TOOK A THOUSAND BARRELS IN A SEASON
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