Tubby’s Canteen
AH legend
The knife with the ball on the end is what is known as a roe knife , it is used to open the bellies of herring to harvest the eggs. Herring eggs or roe is a consumed by some Asian cultures similar to caviar.
The other knife is a nape knife it is used to remove the head of codfish and open the fish so it can be “flaked” flaking is the process of laying cod out to dry and then packing it in salt for sale. These roles were traditionally done predominantly by women and children as the men were mostly involved in the fisheries.
Traditionally a brisk trade between Nova Scotia and the Caribbean was in salt cod which was traded for sugar molasses rum and various other trade goods. This is what gave rise to the Canadian rum runners during prohibition communities would come together to catch and flake a schooner load of cod run it to the Caribbean trade it off for rum then sail up and lay off the coast of Boston or New York 12 miles where they could legally sell alcohol thus providing hard currency for winter staples.
Traces of this trade can still be found in Nova Scotia on such instance is our use of molasses in cooking , where as most places brown bread would refer to whole wheat here on the east coast it is a kind of bread made with molasses likewise we also use it in cookies and as a staple condiment. Fresh biscuits and molasses is one of my personal favourites.
I have my Dad's issued flight knife, just like yours. He was a Marine A4 pilot. Also have his blaze orange switchblade with line cutter. What did you fly?
