Palmyra Real Food Emporium

At 3:40 this afternoon, Tom Maurer’s shipment of wild caught salmon from Alaska arrived. It was as though Jenn Kurian, of Bloomsburg, was driving an old-fashioned Good Humor truck, a bit larger perhaps, and this one was labeled “Wild for Salmon.” That’s the name of the fishery company Jenn operates with her husband, Steve. They’ve been delivering 45,000 pounds of this year’s 190,000-pound catch to outlets, like the Emporium, in Pennsylvania. During June and July, their cast their nets off Alaska and harvested the salmon. Then, by barge to Seattle and refrigerated trailer to Pennsylvania, the fish arrived at Bloomsburg.

When the door to Jenn’s truck was opened, frost clouds gushed out, just like in Good Humor times. Tom didn’t have much patience for the enthusiastic photographer on hand: “Let’s go!” he advised, to get the door closed and keep the salmon inside impeccably frozen. But it made a great picture – fresh Alaskan salmon arriving in Palmyra!

When it opens at 8 Friday morning, the Emporium will have five varieties of salmon: fillets, fillet portions, Nova Style smoked, natural smoked and salmon burgers. Fans of the fish (and who isn’t?) should be in heaven!

Steve and Jenn have their own website at www.wildforsalmon.com. Read their story, get caught up with the blog of their catch and anticipate how succulent it will be when you have your own portions of their labors available in your kitchen. You won’t have to be humored any longer! They’ve also been written up by Sue Gleiter, food and entertainment reporter for The Patriot-News, in her Aug. 18 piece “Cook up some wild salmon before summer winds down.” The Emporium is listed as one of three area markets at which their Alaskan sockeye salmon is sold.

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