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April 24, 2012
No surfeit of lampreys
Now the lamprey has been declared an endangered species, Gloucester has turned to the Great Lakes for its Jubilee celebrations.
For the people of Gloucester, it wouldn't be a Jubilee year without a lamprey pie.
In a custom stretching back for centuries, the city marks every one of these royal milestones - as well as Coronations - by sending the monarch a traditional dish made with an eel-like fish native to local rivers.
But this time around the uniquely British recipe will have to be prepared with lampreys from abroad, due to a shortage of the species in Gloucester waters.
In a custom stretching back for centuries, the city marks every one of these royal milestones - as well as Coronations - by sending the monarch a traditional dish made with an eel-like fish native to local rivers.
But this time around the uniquely British recipe will have to be prepared with lampreys from abroad, due to a shortage of the species in Gloucester waters.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at April 24, 2012 07:28 AM