Tonight at cocktails at Gill's house she served smoked salmon. I had forgotten how good the smoked salmon in Nova Scotia tastes. It is delicious. The salmon is always fresh and the smoke is light so the salmon is not harsh or strong. Gill's favorite is the salmon she buys by the large piece rather than the thin slices served with cream cheese. The fish was smoked with maple syrup and was delicious. You can only buy the smoked salmon in big pieces here in Nova Scotia. I can buy sliced salmon other places but have never found the smoked salmon in pieces. Even in Toronto Gill can not get it.
When we first moved here in 1999, The Mersey Point Fish Products was in business just along the shore. We could stop by anytime and buy smoked salmon. But the parents wanted to return to Holland so the son took over the business and moved it to Port Mouton in a larger facility. It was not convenient but Dave and Irene always drove down to keep us supplied. Two years ago they are closed. The owner had financial difficulties but eventually he reopened, which pleased us. Last summer, disaster struck and his plant burned to the ground. At first he said he would rebuild but he has changed his mind. Now we do what everyone else does which is to buy our smoked salmon in the grocery store. Somehow it does not taste quite as good as when we bought from The Mersey Point Fish Products tiny plant just down the road.
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