Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-27

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nohenyy they cebt get bessteak for dinner or Ia
nert the failure Of The vegetables this season We ply
tie hep,esness OF such poor creatures The EARTH Che
air. the Watsra abound In materials for food Aimoss
ANYTHING tia. yen crack IA good 10 eat. Spcs tho
reifsshipg rains with en- ingenious fend CT ous We
have been gathering mushrooms II u q per on ~
exceedingly active appetite and f ever ready to lend
a, his expeiece6 In tho preparation OF btsskies---
With prfadices against what We had vuRafly assool-
ated with he sgaTi9 muscaiuCr devils snuh box. aud
which ve sscettaned from our friend fungus put
ting up from decayed vegetsbles dscomposing anil
mai matef--We have iou2d The chsmpisnon most
delightful article of fOOda rare and notable deeacy
Care only must DO taken in the selection the rules for
which may DO found in Miss Lseiies familiar Cookery
Book The Agarie OamDsstris, or common mushroom,
IA found out on the commons, ia grassy lanes, In nea-
doWs SC Il cooked with milk, butter and crackers
-seasoned with salt and pepper Care IS to 90 taaen
IN the dsu, ushiDg between the good and the bad, as
We have remarked as the eating Of the toad stool has
the effect o. killing you.
Among dis most difficult articles Of food to procure
nov are bread and ea tia! thess are not seso'u ely
lseessary IL proven by to sos that the Laplsncets
never taste sitheI they substitute animal oil Aod eAeT-
ciss. .
Rats are another well klOW. bu! slsste5 sonT,e Of
Vomlnisssfy supplies Ths Chinese have them Ia their
markets, ist az We have hsTss and par fidssa
Frogs exc aid to be Of eIqas.s q TOT, and ara uu-
msr0u., almosi any evening" on Main street Al Oh
Oelicht hftlclot 70 - JFfo
greatly F,lished ia Paris. All moot any "Su 70 iuu Of
them mot fred9
Ths yOuIg feCk is eaton Ia England, and rs We know
o. TO difference bstEeou the Took aud The GROW, Ne 90
not see why young may no. bsesten, OF. indeed
in war tmes, old crows.
For eon.umpiys people, snakes are excellent the
receipt for making vpeT-broth may be found IN the
phArnacol 0a.
This month of August Is the seaa0n for locusts and
numbers may be gathered in any yard. Loe1eis and
wild honey il may be remembered the food OF
celebrated character Whoss example We recall 70 our
Baptist friends.
In China the common earth worm is AlWays served at
good dinners. They are, We believe, eaton either
cooked or raw Birds nests also gree Oily devouied
10 Chioa-urpromising as they look 10 the palate
Hsnb-nests would probably ansWeTthough, Of course,
less delicate The head Of the asa is also gr ally
fAncied by the ObBessRs well as cats and dngs, Che
latter already known TO be numerous here from stais-
tios already published.
The old Romans stuffed their pheasauts with assA-
feids-but this, We take it, is bard to get now. IN
his feast in the manner OF the Ancients Dr.. 6molst
speaks OF very pleasant deseri, which was FORT OF
ieily composed OF mixture oil vinegar, pickle, and
honey, b.sd TO proper clnsistsnce aud ciniled ASA
la da called amoDg the ACCENTS the laser SptoeU1l
aud esemed 20 precious as to be sold IN the VII GIT
Of silver penny.
The article commonly knoWn as "bad eggs" ia eaten
With sIidty in Cochin China, but We have an uneon-
querable aversi n to Il.
= A word 10 the wise is 81 nhcent"-ws merely threw
out these hnts Talk about starving the South
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