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value, could then be used ; as it is they are 

 worse than useless, for they are thrown 

 away to become offensive and an active 

 agent in propagating disease. 



It is probable that short-time refrigeration 

 or chilling may enter the fishing; industry 

 very largely in future. Foreign frozen 

 fish will never become as popular with the 

 British public as frozen meat and other 

 produce, for the freezing process, if con- 

 tinued for any length of time, has some 

 deteriorating effect on the flavour of the 

 fish. This has been proved with the 

 arrivals of quantities of fish from Canada, 

 particularly British Columbia, for which, 

 although the war gave a great opening for 

 an entry into our markets, the demand was 

 not encouraging. Even frozen salmon and 

 halibut, which are best adapted to stand 

 the freezing process, have not created the 

 demand that might have been expected. 

 The consumer can always tell the difference 

 between frozen and fresh, and is usually 

 much prejudiced against the former. To 

 ensure full flavour the temperature in the 

 refrigerator should be about zero, and the. 

 fish should not be kept longer than a few 



