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I have been waiting for the first calamari of the season to show up. Sometimes it's sooner than now, but this year, not so much. As a kid, I lived across the street form the Stonington Holy Ghost Society, which is populated by a large percentage of the Stonington fishing fleet crew members. Every Friday during Lent, they have a benefit fish fry that includes seafood that is impeccably fresh, that comes from the docks just a few steps away.

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So I knew that if I went to the right place on a Friday in Lent, I would find it, and sure enough:

Cleaned Point Judith squid was $8.99 pp, but "dirty" Stonington squid was $3.99 pp, and since I like to clean it myself, and go for the freshest possible, I went for the good stuff.

Once I cleaned and cut it up, I soaked it in buttermilk, with a splash of hot sauce for a few hours.

And fried it  up for dinner with some fries. I like to prepare a kimchi tartar sauce that is a simple mixture of finely diced kimchi and mayo.

HC

I have been waiting for the first calamari of the season to show up. Sometimes it's sooner than now, but this year, not so much. As a kid, I lived across the street form the Stonington Holy Ghost Society, which is populated by a large percentage of the Stonington fishing fleet crew. Every Friday during Lent, they have a fish fry that includes seafood that is impeccably fresh, that comes from the docks just a few steps away.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33939-d6225187-Reviews-Portuguese_Holy_Ghost_Society-Stonington_Connecticut.html

So I knew that if I went to the right place on a Friday in Lent, I would find it, and sure enough:

Cleaned Point Judith squid was $8.99 pp, but "dirty" Stonington squid was $3.99 pp, and since I like to clean it myself, I went for the good stuff.

Once I cleaned and cut it up, I soaked it in buttermilk, with a splash of hot sauce for a few hours.

And fried it  up for dinner with some fries. I like to prepare a kimchi tartar sauce that is a simple mixture of finely diced kimchi and mayo.

HC

I have been waiting for the first calamari of the season to show up. Sometimes it's sooner than now, but this year, not so much. As a kid, I lived across the street form the Stonington Holy Ghost Society, which is populated by a large percentage of the Stonington fishing fleet crew. Every Friday during Lent, they have a fish fry that includes seafood that is impeccably fresh, that comes from the docks just a few steps away.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33939-d6225187-Reviews-Portuguese_Holy_Ghost_Society-Stonington_Connecticut.html

So I knew that if I went to the right place on a Friday in Lent, I would find it, and sure enough:

Cleaned Point Judith squid was $8.99 pp, but "dirty" Stonington squid was $3.99 pp, and since I like to clean it myself, I went for the good stuff.

Once it was cleaned and cut up, I soaked it in buttermilk, with a splash of hot sauce for a few hours.

And fried it  up for dinner with some fries. I like to prepare a kimchi tartar sauce that is a simple mixture of finely diced kimchi and mayo.

HC

I have been waiting for the first calamari of the season to show up. Sometimes it's sooner than now, but this year, not so much. As a kid, I lived across the street form the Stonington Holy Ghost Society, which is populated by a large percentage of the Stonington fishing fleet crew. Every Friday during Lent, they have a fish fry that includes seafood that is impeccably fresh, that comes from the docks just a few steps away.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33939-d6225187-Reviews-Portuguese_Holy_Ghost_Society-Stonington_Connecticut.html

So I knew that if I went to the right place on a Friday in Lent, I would find it, and sure enough:

Cleaned Point Judith squid was $8.99 pp, but "dirty" Stonington squid was $3.99 pp, and since I like to clean it myself, I went for the good stuff.

Once it was cleaned and cut up, I soaked it in buttermilk, with a splash of hot sauce for a few hours.

and fried it  up for dinner with some fries. I like to prepare a kimchi tartar sauce that is a simple mixture of finely diced kimchi and mayo.

HC

I have been waiting for the first calamari of the season to show up. Sometimes it's sooner than now, but this year, not so much. As a kid, I lived across the street form the Stonington Holy Ghost Society, which is populated by a large percentage of the Stoning fishing fleet crew. Every Friday during Lent, they have a fish fry that includes seafood that is impeccably fresh, that comes from the docks just a few steps away.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33939-d6225187-Reviews-Portuguese_Holy_Ghost_Society-Stonington_Connecticut.html

So I knew that if I went to the right place on a Friday in Lent, I would find it, and sure enough:

Cleaned Point Judith squid was $8.99 pp, but "dirty" Stonington squid was $3.99 pp, and since I like to clean it myself, I went for the good stuff.

Once it was cleaned and cut up, I soaked it in buttermilk, with a splash of hot sauce for a few hours.

and fried it  up for dinner with some fries. I like to prepare a kimchi tartar sauce that is a simple mixture of finely diced kimchi and mayo.

HC