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Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 6:29:35 AM

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I was in a bait shop recently where a couple of guys bought 15 bags of skein and someone asked what they did with all that and they said they ate it. Where they pulling his leg, or maybe just stocking up for the rest of the season and going to cure it.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 6:36:36 AM

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 8:13:42 AM

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Roe is considered a delacasy in some places but you wont catch me with it on my plate.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 8:19:44 AM

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A freind of mine wanted some to eat once. After giving it a try he has not asked for any more.

I wonder if they were making fish oil. Someone once told me you can fairly easily extract the oil out of the eggs and use it on your flies and baits.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 8:22:50 AM

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i eat them when the steel shoots them out not bad .the skein taste like moley cardboard. i eat all fish egges but catfish that's bad

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 11:34:57 AM

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I really hope that some people eat skein. It just seems... appropriate for some reason.

Some duuds I see on the tribs definately look like they dine on quantites of skein.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 12:06:31 PM

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I like to eat perch and panfish roe so i did try steelie eggs one time. That was enough for steelie eggs for me.

I do like cavier though and have a recipe to try and make it from steelie eggs but it seems to be a lot of trouble.

Many many moons ago my wife was frying up some eggs from a pike caught ice fishing when they exploded for some reason. When we sold that house about 10 years later there were still some eggs stuck on the kitchen ceiling.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 12:49:21 PM

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Here's good advice, no matter "what" u r eating:

If it smells like fish, it don't taste like chicken!

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 12:56:17 PM

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quote:

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Many many moons ago my wife was frying up some eggs from a pike caught ice fishing when they exploded for some reason. When we sold that house about 10 years later there were still some eggs stuck on the kitchen ceiling.

now that's funny!

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 1:00:12 PM

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I did see a guy fishing the basin at the wall of nuts one day saying he cant wait to get a female that he has not had egg's and scrambled egg's for a while??????

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 1:28:02 PM

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IF you like caviar, and you want to try making some out of steelhead eggs....it can be done, and it can taste good. IF you like caviar in the first place. Even at best it tastes like most caviar....salty oceany nothingness. Unless it's true Sturgeon caviar it's never going to blow your mind and make you want to eat a can of it anyway. The steelhead eggs were a good experiment with surprisingly good results, but probably would'nt try it again. Real pain getting the membrane off. You soak in saltwater for a while and it helps but not enough. May try it again when the eggs are loose in the spring.

I only did this out of demand by my mother in law who's life revolves around cooking especially high end stuff. However she could take the ass off a dead skunk and probably make a good bisque.

Consider this; you're on Upper Elk in the gorge area in mid January. You fall and break a leg/ankle. Your cell phone will not work. A storm is coming and you are going to have to build some sort of shelter and wait it out until another fisherman comes which could be days. You have a bag of skein in your vest and it is the only edible item on you. It's been 24 hours and no sign of help. The ice/snow on the streams is preventing you from catching a fish.

You bet your @ss you will eat that skein. Right down to the membrane.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 1:33:08 PM

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Do People Eat Skein?

Probably not sober.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 2:06:02 PM

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I've seen that goofball on Bizarre Foods eating skein. He seemed to enjoy but I think he likes anything he eats.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 2:08:04 PM

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I save it and rub it on my nipples.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 2:13:17 PM

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I save it and rub it on my nipples.

I think you've just qualified for the "Most Wrong Thing I've Read All Day" award.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 2:22:23 PM

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I thought this was outrageous, but found this.

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The roe comes whole in a sack called a skein, which weighs 1/2 to 1 1/2
pounds. This is a quick method that eases the work of separating the eggs from the sack and bits of membrane that connect the eggs. Throughout, handle the eggs gently so as not to burst them. After curing, let the eggs sit for two hours before tasting to get the full effect of the brining. As the eggs cool, they become bright and transparent.
   INGREDIENTS:
   3 quarts water, at 100°
   1 cup kosher salt
   1 skein steelhead roe, about 1 pound (see Note)
   INSTRUCTIONS:
   In a large glass or stainless steel bowl, combine the warm water and salt.
The salt should dissolve completely. Immerse the whole skein in the salt
water for 30 minutes.
   Have your faucet running in a gentle stream at the hottest temperature you can tolerate. Place a clean colander in the sink.
   Gently lift out the skein, reserving the salt water. Cradle the skein in
both hands under the hot water, rocking it back and forth. The membrane
holding the eggs together will shrink and retract from the eggs, allowing the individual eggs to fall into the colander. When all the eggs have been
separated, return them gently to the salt water.
   Pick through the eggs, separating any small bundles and pulling away
remaining skein. Continue picking through until the eggs are clean.
   Slowly tilt the salt water bowl and let the water flow out. Pour the
remaining eggs and water into a colander and drain the eggs well. They may look a little opaque, but within 15 minutes, will become translucent. Place the eggs in glass jars and refrigerate. The caviar should last two weeks.
   Makes about 10 ounces
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And those guys got a bargain. Skein sells for 11 bucks a pound on the West Coast.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 2:25:36 PM

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Almost exact recipe we followed. Membrane didn't come off as easy as they make it sound.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 2:26:03 PM

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 2:46:56 PM

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I was fishin up in the Laurel Highlands once
and the locals (PA hillbillys) no offense intended,
smiled and told me they eat the skein all
the time.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 3:38:43 PM

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 4:02:08 PM

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I've seen someone eat a single egg before. Don't "reely" remember what he said it was like, but I'm sure we can all think of what he did say.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 4:11:39 PM

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Man, I CAN NOT believe Im reading about poeple actually eating SKEIN!

Have you ever smelled the stuff?
Have you ever smelled your hands after handling this stuff?
Have you ever smelled your waders 6 months after spilling this stuff on your leggs?
LMAO!

There is just WAY too many others things that are availible to eat than SKEIN! (SKANK)!

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 4:32:08 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: mikeg

Man, I CAN NOT believe Im reading about poeple actually eating SKEIN!

Have you ever smelled the stuff?
Have you ever smelled your hands after handling this stuff?
Have you ever smelled your waders 6 months after spilling this stuff on your leggs?
LMAO!

There is just WAY too many others things that are availible to eat than SKEIN! (SKANK)!

Funny the things we let waste our time isn't it Mike First I wasted 3 minutes of my life reading about Crappers and now this ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 4:45:15 PM

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I once gave a small bag to a friend who left it in his car. During the winter there was no problem, but one spring day, when the mercury rose well above freezing, his wife decided to take his car to the store. She almost threw up when she opened the door and smelled the well aged skein... Needless to say, she will no longer allow him to use skein.

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 4:45:28 PM

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LOL!!

Ya, but British crappers, so It's all good!

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RE: Do People Eat Skein? - 11/17/2008 4:46:50 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Bughawk

I once gave a small bag to a friend who left it in his car. During the winter there was no problem, but one spring day, when the mercury rose well above freezing, his wife decided to take his car to the store. She almost threw up when she opened the door and smelled the well aged skein... Needless to say, she will no longer allow him to use skein.

Never done that