There are regions in Europe were eating a fish called carp is/was a christmas tradition.MadAxeMurderer wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2024 5:52 pm My immediate reaction when I read about flushing is you don't want any chemicals from the fertilizers in the bud.
Sort of like the French feeding snails a very clean diet before eating them.
Elderly folks might remember that for the three days before christmas eve one could not take a bath as the bath tub was occupied by the carp to "live" in clean water to "demud".
Probably the same principle.