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Originally Posted by DVM
My dad used to use a spoon and scrape the meat between the bones once the fish was filleted. He would fashion the meat into a "ball" and it was very good when cooked. He grew up during the depression and nothing was wasted.
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My dad didn't grow up during the depression but his dad did. My dad would fillet a redfish and fry that for the family, the back bone he would cut into about 4" lengths, batter and fry them. 2-14"-16" could feed a family of 4.