![[Louis De Marco and Michael Tolento doing the twist with a fish as Joe Murphy's Filet Harmonicats entertain at Fulton Fish Market] 1962](https://media.wnyc.org/i/800/0/c/85/1/12781u.jpg)
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Good morning tips and new ways of using fish seem to delight Everyone we are very lucky here in New York City to have such excellent fish markets to be able to select such a variety of either fresh or salt water fish is really a privilege. Meal planners would do well to use fish several times a week there are many kinds of fish to choose from. In spite of the wide variety of fish many people hesitate to buy or to try a new kind of fish they seem to think they won't like it whether they have ever tasted it or not in the small upstate town where I grew up we could only get a few freshwater types we had to depend on our neighbors and friends who often went fishing always just wish it didn't and sold in the grocery stores but there were no fish markets in our little town so you can imagine how delighted I've been to find so many kinds here fish is an excellent protein food and may be used interchangeably with me. The salt water fish also furnished them I hadn't this mineral is found into a few foods and is so essential for everyone that table salt has been an enriched with it. Some varieties of fish are good sources of iron fresh mackerel claims crab meat scallops and only sisters are especially rich and. Calcium phosphorus and copper are also found in fish these minerals are very necessary for building strong bones healthy tissue and blood. Fish furnish a good amount of the B. vitamins to. The only types of fish like salmon and macro and sardines supply vitamin A. So you see it's very worthwhile from a nutritious standpoint to eat fish often. Select your fish with care and try new ones then cook them with as much ingenuity as you use when preparing other foods. Some of my friends tell me they don't like to cook fish I think it's because they don't know how if the smell gets on your hands when you're preparing them and washing them rub a little salt on your hands washed them well and the fish will vanish. They should be cooked at low temperature and does not require long cooking brawling and baking are excellent methods to use for fish. You may use your favorite stuffing for the baked fish. A plain lemon and better still a butter sauce is grain and any fish which you brought home dress it up a bit which parsley or chopped green or red peppers and a dash or perhaps Reka the more attractive it looks and taste the easier it will be to try out a new fish on your family have you ever taken a trip to the fountain fish market here in the city it's just fascinating place there are many varieties and the fish dealers display them to good advantage the varied colors and shapes in types are most interesting. The New York City fishery Council serves the city in many ways a booklet called fishing tips was prepared by them recently. It has excellent suggestions about buying fish and many fine recipes for seafood and fish have you ever tried oven fried scallops are baked straight Bash with Malloy sauce these recipes are both in this compact little book I mean to you if you were right to me I have a ban it. Radio station down N.Y.C. New York seven New York in simply ash proficient ships plan to use fish every times of week and prepare it show your family well ASH for more Thanks for listening and good morning.