1960 - EEL

George, Mary, Esther holding father's eel

My father sometimes would catch eel in the river.  I remember one time he came up to show us an eel he caught which had wrapped itself all around his arm as he tried to take it off the hook! Here is a picture of a particularly large one he caught - over 3 ft. long. My father kept it and my mother had to cook it.  My mother wouldn't eat it but she said we kids did.  I don't know about my brother or sister, but I don't remember eating it and don't think I would eat one today!