Delaware Delicacies Smoke House

"The skin is peeled back from a small eel to show the oily dark flesh. It's just like taking off your socks."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle






"A whole smoked trout looking none too happy with his situation."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"Whenever we're at the appetizing counter in places like Russ & Daughters or Zabars, there are always old Jewish ladies working with the clerk to find the oiliest piece of smoked fish. Ray Turner's salmon would make them very happy."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"The large shrimp are sold shell-on, two bucks a pop. These snapping specimens are sweet-tasting."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"A dozen of Ray Turner's jumbo sweet-smoked shrimp are a meal for at least two big appetites. "
Michael Stern



"Here's a small smoked eel, skin on."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"A collection of Mr. Turner's smoked fish: eel, trout, salmon, and shrimp."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"Just inside the door of the small smoke house is a glass butcher's case with fish and meats for sale."
Michael Stern



"Don't leave without checking out Ray's tubs of live eels waiting to be processed."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"Ray Turner, standing outside his smoke house with the implement he uses to fetch eel from his weir"
Michael Stern



"It stands to reason that a smokehouse would need a good supply of wood."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"Ray Turner's smokehouse and home is situated in a bucolic setting by the river."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"As you make your way through the forest, keep an eye out for the eel signs for reassurance."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"It's quite a drive off Highway 17 into the woods, but proprietor Ray Turner has posted signs along the way so travelers in search of smoked eel know they are on the right path."
Michael Stern