Originally Posted by
Cajun Pop
I have heard 2 stories about the name, both mentioned here. The first, bag of milk came from the old days when things were scarce and people didn't fill a bag with flour or cornmeal then put the in the fish. They put the fillets in the bag then sprinkled only what was necessary to fry them in the bag so none would be wasted. Before the batter was added they said the fillets "regarde comme an sac au lait.", looked like a bag of milk.
The other is about the cork going down. An old story says that when the cork went under the old Cajuns said, "Ca a calle" which means "It sank.
Don't know if they are true but I love the old stories.