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This 23 page paper outlines the hey day of this industry in a small New Jersey town when the region supplied much of the world's caviar. The delicacy is explored and the way in which it is made is also discussed. This paper focuses on the history of caviar and how it affected local economies. Several primary sources are used. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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species older than dinosaurs (Saffron, 2002). While Sturgeon were more numerous in days past, presently these fish make their homes solely in the Northern Hemisphere (2002). Sturgeons never stop
growing so they do become immense (2002). That is, if no one catches them first. The largest fish of the type ever recorded had been captured in the Volga
River (Lynch, 1969). It was 14 feet 2 inches and weighed 2250 pounds (1969). The largest Delaware River Sturgeon ever caught, according to at least one reference, had been
in 1923 (1969). It weighed 450 pounds and contained 103.5 pounds of roe that was worth $2.75 a pound at the time (1969). Today, for the most part, caviar is
imported. A good deal comes from the Caspian sea. However, there are a few places in the United States where the fish eggs are farmed. In any event, while the
U.S. is no longer prominent in the caviar business, nothing could be further from the truth in mid-nineteenth century America. At the turn of the century, in the United
States, caviar had been offered at taverns and saloons for the same reason that peanuts are set on counters in bars today ("Caviar," 2003). The saltiness in each encourages
drinking and according to Stein, until 1900, the United States produced about 150,000 pounds of Caviar each and every year (2003). With it being so plentiful, it was cost effective
to give the stuff away at pubs, something that would never occur today. Caviar is too expensive and is rather a desired treat that is enjoyed mostly by the upper
crust. Most of the domestic Caviar came from the Delaware River at Penns Grove in New Jersey ("Caviar," 2003). This is a phenomenal revelation for New Jersey citizens
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