LAKE TILLERY CAVIAR
Yesterday being April 28, 2017, my friend
Robert Webster of Hamlet, NC called from
Lake Tillery, NC and asked if I wanted any fresh fish of which I replied,
"Yes." He stated they would not be scaled and cleaned aka dressed and
I advised him I still knew how to clean fish.....grin if you must. A
mutual friend and one of Roberts fishing buddies
Bob McLean,
gave him seven (7) fresh caught Crappies to go along with the Sunfish aka
Bream and Shell Crackers that he had caught himself along with a Crappie.
I advised Robert we would not be at
home when he dropped the fish off in one of his coolers due to my bride's
Friday hair appointment. Robert said
he would leave the fish under the carport, of which he did.
Upon arriving home and after a quick lunch consisting of Cheese Burgers all
the way and "tator" wedges prepared by the ladies at
Rayfield Meat
Center on Highway 109 South, which has to be the best Cheese
Burgers in Anson County, NC, it was time to start dressing the fish.
Robert had the fish on ice and it didn't take too long before I had them
scaled, cleaned and soaking in salt water.
Pix of yours truly posing for the camera on the tripod with the
self-timer activated.
While cleaning the fish, I noticed that all the Crappie and a couple of
the Sunfish had eggs aka
roe in them and could not pass the chance up to
have some Poor Man's
Caviar.
The eggs were far too small and definitely not feasible to take them from
the protective membrane and salt them down as with traditional
caviar, therefore went to plan B, which will manifest itself
later .
I believe the darker colored roe aka fish eggs is from a Sunfish and/or
Shell Cracker. The above is just enough for Bill Porter to enjoy.
My bride, definitely will not eat any roe aka fish eggs.
I filleted one of the large Crappie and one of the Shell Crackers which
should be some beautimous eating this afternoon along with some whole
Crappie and Bream.
You can see the roe in the above Crappie.
Above, pix of the dressed fish soaking in salt water.
Fish and roe ready for preparation.
I froze two bags of the fish and kept one bag out for deep frying along
with the fish roe aka eggs.
ROE AKA POOR MAN'S CAVIAR
Above pix of the deep fried roe aka Poor Man's Caviar.
After quickly deep frying the roe, I deep fried a few of the whole
Crappie, Crappie fillet and whole Sunfish. I also prepared Hush
Puppies and Nathan French fries. I cheated on the slaw and used store
bought Stoney Gap white slaw which is outstanding too.
Below is a pix of the meal for yours truly with my bride enjoying everything
except the roe aka Poor Man's Caviar.
Close up pix of deep fried roe aka
Poor Man's Caviar with all the trimmings.
Our meal was outstanding and thanks to Robert Webster and Bob McLean for
allowing it to happen.
Web published by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 04-29-17.
LEAVING ON A
SPIRITUAL NOTE
If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, please take
this moment to accept him by Faith into your Life, whereby Salvation
will be attained.
Ephesians 2:8 - 2:9 8 For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of
works, lest any man should boast.
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.”
Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God.”
Open this
link about faith in the King James
Bible.
Romans 10:9 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
Open this
link of Bible Verses About Salvation,
King James Version Bible (KJV).
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and
sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder
of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of
God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory
of God;”
Micah 6:8 “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what
doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and
to walk humbly with thy God?”
Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which
strengtheneth me."
