172 PISH. 



THE SHRIMP 



Cancer Crangon, Pennant. 



Is found on all the sandy shores of Britain in 

 great quantities, and in some places is taken in 

 tons for the supply of the inland markets. Of 

 late years they have been cooked on board the 

 boats as the shrimping is going on, so that the 

 moment the boats come in from the grounds, their 

 takes are sent off by rail. 



Contractors usually agree with the men for the 

 take at a certain price, and they again sell them 

 at a good profit to the fish salesmen in London, &c. 



The village of Leigh in Essex is almost entirely 

 kept going by the immense number of boats which 

 pursue their calling on the sandbanks off the 

 Essex and Kentish coasts at the embouchure of 

 the Thames. These enticing little insects are 

 grayish-brown when taken out of the water, and 

 after being cooked are of a ruddy colour. They 

 are somewhat like a miniature crayfish ; before 

 being landed they are passed through sieves, the 

 smaller being thrown overboard, and this constant 



