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Good Eaters
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43371
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In this article the author is discussing how the members of the Esox Genus or more importantly the redfin pickerel have y-shaped bones that can make it difficult to eat for predators and that includes us. In this article the authors discusses that Ray Atkinson has ways to properly prepare and cook the redfin pickerel so that it is safe to eat. Atkinson states that you should season and create small cuts on the flesh and then bread the fish. After cooking you just need to grab the spine of the cooked fish and pull through the open rib cage and the spine and ribs should come out smoothly. Atkinson states that the redfin pickerel is the best fish to eat in fresh water. They state that everyone they knew also loved to eat the fish but now they are one of the only ones that still enjoy the fish today.
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