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Conference turris::cooks

Title:	How to Make them Goodies
Notice:	Please Don't Start New Notes for Old Topics! Check 5.*
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Created:	Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4127
Total number of notes:	31160

3504.0. "STORE: Fish Market/Westboro Area?" by STUDIO::PELUSO (PAINTS; color your corral) Mon Apr 06 1992 08:04

    I want to start eating more fish, the problem is that I can't
    seem to find a good source for it in the Westboro area.  Any
    suggestions???
    
    I've tried the the fish from the local grocery store, but I don't think
    it was very fresh as both times I cooked it, it tasted horrid!  The
    fish had a stinky smell to it as well - and it was cooked the same day
    of purchase.  I've been cooking and enjoying fish for years, and when I 
    lived in Boston, I had no problem getting it fresh.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3504.1		ENABLE::glantz	Mike @TAY 227-4299 TP Eng Littleton	`Mon Apr 06 1992 08:12`	10
	If you don't consider Maynard too far, and if you don't mind paying a pretty penny, buy fish at the Quarterdeck. It's about as fresh as you can find in a store. However, QD is very expensive. It pays to learn to recognize fresh fish so that you can buy it when you see it at a local supermarket. We've found that Triple-A in Acton often has excellent fish for a lot less than QD, but it's not as reliable, and you have to be able to tell by looking. We also take anything not fresh back before cooking it.
3504.2	not all days are the same...	NOVA::FISHER	Rdb/VMS Dinosaur	`Mon Apr 06 1992 09:13`	4
	It pays to know what days the local market gets its fish in. My Purity Supreme was Tuesdays. ed
3504.3	In Northboro	UPBEAT::JFERGUSON	Judy Ferguson-SPS Business Support	`Mon Apr 06 1992 09:40`	10
	There is a small fish store in the Cold Harbor Shopping Plaza in Northboro. That's right near the Agway and the Zecco Company on the way into Shrewsbury. (I don't know what the street is called that bears right at the "Y" where Rte 20 West bears left toward Rte 9...West Main Street?) I have bought there several times and have been pleased. It is worth checking out before driving all the way to Maynard. Judy
3504.4	captain bob's in framingham	RINGER::AQUILIA		`Mon Apr 06 1992 11:17`	11
	i wish i could remember the name of the one on route 9. i think its captain bob's or something like that. should be in the yellow pages. they have some excellent sales that i see in the paper. i have not been. its in framingham. fwiw, i don't get my fish at the quarterdeck although i do love their food and think there is fish is great you are right; just too damn expensive! i do like triple A in acton, purity supreme and the countryfare star market in stow.
3504.5	More on Capt'n Bob's	ICS::SWINDELL		`Mon Apr 06 1992 11:33`	3
	Capt'n Bob's is on Beacon St. in Framingham just off Rte 9. This is at the Rte 126 exit. Their fish is excellent and they have a good choice.
3504.6		RANGER::PESENTI	Only messages can be dragged	`Mon Apr 06 1992 11:55`	1
	I believe the Sole Proprietor and Legal Seafood, both in Worcester have markets.
3504.7	Marlboro Seafood	AURORA::MCFARLAND		`Mon Apr 06 1992 11:59`	13
	You could also try Marlboro Seafood, located at the corner of Mechanic and Lincoln Sts in Marlboro. I always have good luck there, and it is sure a lot closer to Westboro than Maynard. Price for haddock on Thursday 4/2 was $6.29 lb, that is a bit higher than I have paid for it when I purchase it there in the past few months. But you know, prices go up for lent. Judie
3504.8	Hudson Fish	PINION::WILLIAMS		`Tue Apr 21 1992 13:34`	11
	Try Hudson Fish Market, located across from the Shell gal station which is right on Main Street. He (the merchant) goes to the wharf every Tuesday and I would recommend buying your fish on Tuesdays. One way to make sure your fish is fresh is to look at the eyes. If the eyes are milky with sort of a grey hue, the fish are not fresh. However, if the eys are clear like spring water, then the fish are fresh. If fish smells, don't buy it. It should have no smell when fresh. Good luck. N.W.
3504.9	Fish Market/westboro Area ?	SHARE::DAVIS		`Wed Apr 29 1992 11:50`	7
	In reply to the question on buying seafood in westboro, I have been very pleased with the super Stop & Shop in Westboro on Rte 9. The person to see @ the store is named SUE she is very helpful and knowledgeable on seafood. Hope this helps Charlie Davis
3504.10	"Fresh" is tough to come by !!	JUPITR::TODD		`Thu Jun 18 1992 14:57`	14
	FWIW, Legal Seafood is the only consistantly "fresh" across their entire line of fish products in the Worcester/Shrews North/Westboro area. They are also 25% more expensive. Captain Bob's is next, Framingham. In the Summer, there's a little stand off grafton street in Worcester. Their stuff is fabulously fresh, but needs trimming most of the time. T_C
3504.11	EDWARD'S in Shrewsbury	BAGELS::BAROUD		`Fri Dec 04 1992 16:46`	6
	I've had great luck with the new EDWARD's supermarket in Shrewsbury. Everything I've bought so have has been great! Give it a try. (They have super specials too!) Edward's is on Rt. 9 next to Home Quarter's Warehouse. /K
3504.12	Edwards is a good store....	LEDS::SIMARD	just in time.....	`Mon Dec 07 1992 14:27`	9
	I will never buy fish there again. Each time I've bought it it's been on the verge of "old". I've had the fish people at the Big D tell me they didnt' want to sell me something because it was getting along. I like Edwards for a lot of things but I find I leave their meat and fish counters alone.