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We drove into Gloucester proper and
went into some of their gift shops. Manny
bought me a bracelet and pin which were very
pretty.
Then we went to see the Gorton-Pew
Fisheries. We tried to get into
the...
canneries but were not allowed to
because the place was too wet and would prove
to dangerous for visitors. We walked outside
to look at the boat that was unloading cod
and sending them on platforms to have the
livers removed. Then we walked on a platform
to see...
the drying racks. I was leaning over
and watching men cut and clean tuna fish when
I spied a fellow down below. I flirted with
him and he told me to come down and said he
would show me around.
 
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He
proved to be a very good
guide, showing us through the
refrigerator plants where the
fish are salted and kept
until they can be
dried; to the place
they cook the tunas by using
live steam. That process
takes 24
hours.
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We
tasted the cooked tuna. It was very
delicious just like chicken. We saw some tunas
packed in ice. Then he showed us how none of
the fish is wasted. The cod skin
is...
bought
by Le Page's Glue factory and used to make
glue, the extreme ends used to make ink, the
livers used to make cod liver oil, the bones
ground to make fertilizer. The parts not used
to make tuna are used for dog
food.
The
fisheries get the salt used to salt the fish
from Norway. We went out to the Norwegian
vessel and watched the men haul the salt up
to the Gorton Pew
Fisheries.
We saw the baker on
the vessel take...
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