4 AUGUST 1950, Page 16

Wholesome Herring

Stn,—That was a very unimaginative comment on the falling demand for herrings. The real reason for the limited popularity of this nutritious fish is that, for a few slivers- of flesh, it leaves a disproportionate and discouraging aftermath of mess, bones, smell and fatty pans. Those who do the cooking and the washing-up usually do the shopping, too, and they not unnaturally yearn towards halibut. Breed us a really boneless