A Bloom in Winter
“It stared back at her with one smoky eye. “I don’t even like bloaters,” she whined to Muriel and Susie, who were both busy getting other ingredients together. “Why do I have to know how to prepare them? Why can’t we have lessons on how to prepare haddock or sturgeon?”
“Because bloaters are cheap,” Muriel told her bluntly. “Sometimes the only meat a family can afford is bloaters, so you want to be able to prepare them in different ways.”
Susie, pounding a horseradish root, ceased long enough to ...nod. “Plus, they can be good. I like them in a paste and spread on toast or Suffolk rusks.”
Muriel smacked her lips. “I like them poached in milk. By lunch, you’ll be a bloater expert.”
Prudence wrinkled her nose. “I can hardly wait.”
“Good. Then fill that pan about halfway up with water and put it on the stove. Bloaters have been lightly smoked and are kind of hard. You have to soften them first.”
Susie had been there for several days and Prudence kept waiting for a confrontation regarding her tales of city glamour, but to her surprise, Susie said nothing.MoreLess
“Because bloaters are cheap,” Muriel told her bluntly. “Sometimes the only meat a family can afford is bloaters, so you want to be able to prepare them in different ways.”
Susie, pounding a horseradish root, ceased long enough to ...nod. “Plus, they can be good. I like them in a paste and spread on toast or Suffolk rusks.”
Muriel smacked her lips. “I like them poached in milk. By lunch, you’ll be a bloater expert.”
Prudence wrinkled her nose. “I can hardly wait.”
“Good. Then fill that pan about halfway up with water and put it on the stove. Bloaters have been lightly smoked and are kind of hard. You have to soften them first.”
Susie had been there for several days and Prudence kept waiting for a confrontation regarding her tales of city glamour, but to her surprise, Susie said nothing.MoreLess
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