The Grocer’s Encyclopedia
Artemas Ward’s Encyclopedia of Foods and Beverages — New York, 1911

MENHADEN

a fish somewhat resembling the shad, very plentiful along the North Atlantic coast. It is seldom eaten but is valuable commercially for the oil extracted, marketed as Menhaden Oil, and the residue is in demand as fertilizer.

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