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Fish Sticks Make No Sense How a weird 1950s finger food made it big
theatlantic ^

Posted on 04/25/2021 5:39:34 AM PDT by mylife

There are many curious facts about fish sticks. The invention of this frozen food warranted a U.S. patent number, for instance: US2724651A. The record number of them stacked into a tower is 74. And, every year, a factory in Germany reportedly produces enough fish sticks to circle Earth four times.

But the most peculiar thing about fish sticks may be their mere existence. They debuted on October 2, 1953, when General Foods released them under the Birds Eye label. The breaded curiosities were part of a lineup of newly introduced rectangular foods, which included chicken sticks, ham sticks, veal sticks, eggplant sticks, and dried-lima-bean sticks. Only the fish stick survived. More than that, it thrived. In a world in which many people are wary of seafood, the fish stick spread even behind the Cold War’s Iron Curtain.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: birdseye; fishfingers; fishsticks
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To: mylife

I’m guessing the guy who tried to push lima bean sticks is now pushing that wretched tempeh and jack fruit fake meat. Truly wierd that people can gag that stuff down.


121 posted on 04/25/2021 4:12:26 PM PDT by Pigsley
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To: taildragger

This thread is cracking me up. If you don’t like catfish, you could use cod. It is so delicious, that people fight over them at my house.

https://www.food.com/recipe/fried-catfish-tacos-with-chipotle-cole-slaw-emeril-lagasse-207656


122 posted on 04/25/2021 4:27:50 PM PDT by Pigsley
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To: mylife

My grand kids call them stish ficks. (I started it) also a wottle of bahter.


123 posted on 04/25/2021 8:58:32 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (The China virus doesn't scare me, Venezuelaism does.)
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To: mylife

124 posted on 04/25/2021 10:24:05 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: mylife

Fish Heads Fish Heads
Roly poly fish heads,
Fish heads fish heads,
Eat them up yum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDtUzRIG6I


125 posted on 04/25/2021 10:29:20 PM PDT by ADemocratNoMore (The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)
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To: mylife

Rd later.


126 posted on 04/25/2021 11:09:47 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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