World's Best Dill ketchup on fried catfish, for instance, is a marvelous thing.

There is plenty of fried catfish, shrimp and oysters to soothe the soul.

By the time he got back, Erasmus had slapped the fried catfish onto the plate with the cornbread.

" Fried catfish an'cornbread," the customer said as Scipio came up to him.

When the waitress came, Willy asked for blackened redfish, fried clams, a dozen oysters, the shrimp special, and the fried catfish.

"Suit yourself," she said, "but today's Tuesday, and Mattie's special is always fried catfish on Tuesday.

Lines of locals ordering baskets of fried catfish, flounder, whiting and shrimp convince me that this is the place to eat in Eatonville.

I was practically quivering at the table over a plate of fried catfish, candied yams, and macaroni and cheese on 125th street in Harlem.