60 Years of Fish Fingers

60Fish yedrs ofF The first fish fingers were made by Birds Eye in 1955 at its factory in the Norfolk seaside resort of Great Yarmouth BIRDS EYE. They were invented partly to help fishermen find a market for increasingly large hauls of cod Codpieces The product's name was originally called 'cod pieces.' It was the workers in the factory who rejected it in favour of fish fingers The first fish fingers were launched at the Brighton Sales conference in 1955 and sold for 1s 8d (8p) a packet 1s 8d 10 FISH FINGERS just hast and s 101SHANGERS The First ddvertising campaign red... "no bones, no usaste, no smell, no fuss' 600 tonnes of fish fingers were consumed in the UK in the first year of production The fish finger was taste-tested with cod and herring. Not surprisingly, cod was the preferred choice 米 Are fish fingers really 60 yedrs old? Here's a recipe from 1900... TASTY FISH FINGERS A very useful breakfast dish can be prepared as follows: Flake and mince any cold cooked fish very finely, and mix it with two-thirds its bulk of cold cooked rice; season to taste with pepper, salt, and minced parsley, mixing it into cakes with the white of an egg; shape these neatly, brush with beaten egg, cover with breadcrumbs, and fry in plenty of hot fat to a delicate golden brown; drain well, and serve. Tamworth Herald - Saturday 30 June 1900 185 million Today... fish fingers are eaten in the UK annaully Around 99 per cent of the fish used in British fingers is imported from Iceland, Norway, Germany and Russia Posh Fish Fingers! Chef, Mark Hix, has recently rolled out a gourmet food truck using a vintage H-Type Citreon van, selling his posh fish finger sandwich, 'Fish Dog', SAUCES http://www.letstalk24.co.uk/articles/sixty-years-of-fish-fingers/ http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2015/sep/15/fish-fingers-60-britain-taste-of-childhood http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/fish-fingers-celebrating-their-60th- birthday-how-a-simple-staple-stood-the-test-of-time-10498489.html BIRDS EYE QUICK - FROZEN FOODS