OTHER ANIMAL FOODS 53 



Canned fish should not be left for any length of time 

 in the can after the latter is opened, nor should it be 

 long exposed to the air before being used as food. 



The odor of fish is likely to taint other foods kept 

 uncovered in the same ice box. While fish contains 

 some phosphorus, there seems to be no reliable proof 

 of the oft -quoted statement that the finny tribe is an 

 especially good brain food. However, with the usual 

 dinner vegetables, fish makes a hearty meal, and its 

 use in place of meat might well be much greater than 

 it is in this country. 



Oysters are among the most popular foods taken from 

 the water. Nevertheless, they have a comparatively 

 small amount of the useful food components, and so are 

 an expensive food. They are much liked for their flavor 

 and can be made a nutritious dish when cooked in milk. 

 Raw oysters are said to be more easily digested than 

 cooked, and fried oysters are probably more difficult 

 to digest than those cooked in other ways. Clams and 

 lobsters are also comparatively expensive foods ; but 

 in shrimps one usually gets better value, because they 

 contain a larger amount of proteid. 



