[AreaMan]

I don't know how to post pictures....but you have to see it.

These guys have too much time on their hands.

[Support Free Republic]

Did you do well in the market this year?

If so, then maybe you can afford to make a donation to Free Republic!

[CheneyChick]

What's wrong with that? Can't drink like a fish anymore?

[KellyAdmirer]

Can fish get drunk? I smell a government grant application in the making on some university campus somewhere....

[AfghanIraqVeteran]

Apparently the Police have too much time on their hands. Good grief! Don't they have something better to do than protect the pike?

[Shermy]

[abner]

What if the fish liked it?

[MotleyGirl70]

Holy mackerel!! Something smells fishy about this story.

[Cold Heat]

Grin!:-)

[EggsAckley]

[Kenton]

POACHED PIKE WITH CHAMPAGNE SAUCE

INGREDIENTS

4 4-ounce fresh or frozen pike fillets
1 medium cucumber
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1 cup orange juice
1 medium carrot, shredded
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup champagne

DIRECTIONS

Thaw pike, if frozen. Rinse pike and pat dry with paper towels. Measure thickness of pike. Set aside.

Chop enough of the cucumber to equal ½ cup. Thinly slice the remaining cucumber; set aside.

In an ungreased 10-inch skillet stir together the orange peel, orange juice, carrot, and salt. Bring the mixture to boiling. Carefully add pike to skillet. Return the mixture just to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 4 to 6 minutes per ½-inch thickness of pike or till the pike flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Place cucumber slices on a platter. Use a slotted spatula to transfer pike to platter atop cucumber. Cover with foil to keep warm.

For sauce, in a small bowl stir together the cornstarch and champagne. Stir into the mixture in the skillet. Cook and stir till mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Stir in the chopped cucumber. Spoon the sauce over fish.

Makes 4 servings.

[pabianice]

Q: What's the difference between meat and fish?

A: If you beat your fish, it dies.

[Agnes Heep]

That's one pickled herring.

[Oberon]

...with one of them tipping a bottle of cheap Russian bubbly into the fish's open mouth.

Cheap Russian bubbly? Why, that's the best champagne that ever came down the pike!

[evets]

[G.Mason]

"They may have committed offences of poaching and maltreating a fish,"said Maria Niedziolka of the National Fishing Authority, which notified police of the incident.

I caught 8 Crappies the other day, and they all died in my cooler. I had no choice but to fillet them, and put their remains in the freezer.

Come to think of it, there was a woman in a boat that past me slowly and took some pictures.

What's this Maria whatchamacallit look like?

[martin_fierro]

This you gotta seeski.

[sweetliberty]

"One of the divers told news agency PAP that they had found the pike half-dead and wanted to "restore it to consciousness by treating it with champagne."

ROTFL! Well, it's creative anyway. Still, there's something fishy about this story.

[skeeter]

My kids' dwarf hamsters go on the wagon starting tonight.

[FeliciaCat]

What a waste of champagne.

"Maltreating" fish???? get real.

[G.Mason]

Most "Humorus post of the day award" nomination bumps.

Too many great replies to grade.

Fabulous!

Thanks for the post.