"EAT MORE EELS"

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 26, 23 November 1943, Page 5

"EAT MORE EELS"

FASHIONABLE PREJUDICE ENDS

SMOKED EEL DELICACIES

Shortage of fish is causing the Government to boost the slippery eel. "Eat more eels" is the latest campaign. To achicvc this end it is proposed to demonstrate, the ancient art of eel fishing in different parts of the country, say.s. the Overseas Daily Mail. Eels, which arc born in the Sargasso Sea,, make their way, when young, across miles of ocean to tha Old World. In their millions they ascend such rivers as the Severn, and from there travel over fields to inland ponds and ditchs. On reaching ; maturity they then set' out again on the long trek back to the Sargossa Sea to spawn, and to die. Their children—elvers—doing exactly as, their parents did, setting out for the Old World to continue the famous tradition. s Before the war the Germans Ave re very interested in these elvers as theV came up the Severn. Millions, were bought and taken to Germany, where they were kept until fit for eating. Then they were brought to London and sold, to us for food. Xow we are to rear our own and to eat many more of them. Over one. million elvers are being obtainpd from the Severn to stock our rivers, and already the Thames has become the new home of many thousands of them. The "Eat More Eels" campaign promises, to be, a success. Fashionable prejudice is being broken downu Smoked eels are being featured as very special delicacies in many of London's famous grocery „ s.ic}r<js.