sounds
sound n In addition to the tongues, the air bladders, or "sounds," were preserved in salt. The tough, membraneous soudns yield a high-quality gelatin (isinglass) that was commonly used for making glue an jelly and as a thickening agent in cooking. Vintners and brewers used the isin- glass...
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| Language: | English |
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1974
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44785 |
| Summary: | sound n In addition to the tongues, the air bladders, or "sounds," were preserved in salt. The tough, membraneous soudns yield a high-quality gelatin (isinglass) that was commonly used for making glue an jelly and as a thickening agent in cooking. Vintners and brewers used the isin- glass to settle sediment in their beverages and clarify them. Cod sounds to be made into isinglass were saved as part of the catch even into the early twentieth cenury. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story DEC 1974 JH DEC 1974 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used sound-bone |
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