Btw, the text that went with the cards is here: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/A42620.0001.001/1:5.2?rgn=div2;view=fulltext https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eeb

Btw, the text that went with the cards is here: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/A42620.0001.001/1:5.2?rgn=div2;view=fulltext https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/A42620.0001.001/1:5.2?rgn... Why they went for a scallop cut, I have no idea, but from my text it seems like they were aiming to break the salmon cuts down into grades. And actually, I guess we should remember that these are 'table carvings'. The fish has already been cooked more or less whole, and the cards are telling you how to carve and serve at the table. So at that point I guess, the scallop cuts are just.. pure show.