Elvers

Elvers are immature eels, as slim as threads, that abound in the Severn at Epney, below Gloucester. They are carried round in baskets and cried in the streets of Gloucester. Washed clean with salt and water, floured and fried in boiling fat, they are very nutritious. A plateful makes a complete meal for a working man. The Germans buy them alive, carry them back to Germany, and cultivate them.