PILGRIM: Uhhh...Thank you! (hands them to wife and whispers “Bury these in the garden and plant the corn on top-that way he’ll never see that we threw them out!”)
5 posted on 11/22/2022 7:28:02 AM PST by rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
English settlers would have been very familiar with eels as food. They're actually one of the most traditional items in that often joked about cuisine. Still served up today.