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I was one of those that had never had sardines in the house growing up, so the very idea was foreign to me .
One time working at a skii slope I was put at a lift station for the chair lift ,and I had already worked the whole nite making snow the previous shift, so I was hungry.
Some one had left a can of sardines in the booth so that was my lunch, and I have been hooked ever since.
NAFTA really messed up our country. Who was it Carter signed that one in ?
I think Stinson Seafood of Prospect harbour was the last to close, for an in depth view of the sardine industry go to: ATLANTIC FISHERMAN then to : "can the beleaguered sardine industry stage acomeback?" a good read on the sardine indusry in North America and who now owns the whole thing.
I think Stinson Seafood of Prospect harbour was the last to close, for an in depth view of the sardine industry go to: ATLANTIC FISHERMAN then to : "can the beleaguered sardine industry stage acomeback?" a good read on the sardine indusry in North America and who now owns the whole thing.
Again there are still several places canning sardines! Stinsons ( at the time bumble bee owned ) was the last LARGE sardine company in Maine.
I was one of those that had never had sardines in the house growing up, so the very idea was foreign to me .
One time working at a skii slope I was put at a lift station for the chair lift ,and I had already worked the whole nite making snow the previous shift, so I was hungry.
Some one had left a can of sardines in the booth so that was my lunch, and I have been hooked ever since.
NAFTA really messed up our country. Who was it Carter signed that one in ?
Hadn't had sardines in YEARS when I saw them on sale at Renys (from $.79 pkg to $.50). Bought a LOT (the one in mustard sauce is delicious). Very healthy - protein, calcium, fish oil - and low calorie. Plus those packets are good for pretty long terms storage for all you preppers out there. Also good for backpacking.
When I was a kid....my Dad was a young country minister; the little churches he was pastor of provided the parsonage, wood for the furnace, they maintained the home.....and gave a very small subsistence salary. Parishioners supplemented by providing "in kind" donations of canned goods, clothing, etc. One time we got several large boxes filled with cans of sardines......not only did they stretch the food budget....but for about a year those cans were my building blocks....I built castles and houses and towers out of cans of sardines.
I have happy memories associated with sardine cans. On my office wall I have a photograph a friend of mine took in a little down east grocery store of sardine cans.....I am looking at it right now....I see: "Leader Brand", Daisy Brand, Seiner Brand, Stag Brand, BayShore Brand, Maine Coast Brand,, Olive Brand, Union Brand, E.A. Holmes Brand, Starkist Brand, Tren---- Brand and a couple of others with that I can only partially discern. I asked my friend the photographer the story behind the picture.....she said she was out on a ramble and went into the store and was fascinated by all the old cans of sardines and asked the store keeper if she could arrange and photograph them. It makes a lovely composition.
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