122 ANECDOTES OF FISHES 



The best method to cook roach. (The same will 

 apply to other fresh water fish.) Without scaling, 

 throw some flour over them, and lay them on a 

 gridiron over a slow fire ; as they grow brown, a 

 cut is to be made on the back, not more than 

 skin-deep, from the head to the tail, and the fish 

 is then replaced on the fire; when sufficiently 

 broiled, the skin and scales will peel off, and 

 leave the fish clean and firm ; the belly is then to 

 be opened, and the inside will come away cleanly ; 

 scraping and water washes away all the flavour 

 and firmness of the fish. Daniel. 



DACE. 



The dace is a gregarious and very lively fish, 

 and, during summer, is fond of playing near the 

 surface of the water ; it is generally found in deep 

 and gentle streams, near the piles of bridges. 

 Roach and dace are very similar in their haunts 

 and habits. The dace is, however, a narrower fish, 

 and, it is said that, if the scales on the back be 

 rough to the touch, they are out of season ; if 

 they, on the contrary, be flat and smooth, the re- 



