The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-09-17
Curious Experiments in Cookery.

The report Of our experience ELECTED a
suggestion on the part Of ore distinguish /
alike for classical and culinary lore, that it
would be we'll TO test the qualities of ass
flesh.
Accordingly, donkey, that had attain
ell the mature age of 6, was purchased and
carefully fattened for the space Of three
months, till it became pleasure to pay our
daily visit and poke him professionally in
the ribs as he put on yet moro and mere
flesh. At last came the day of DOOM
lie was pronounced perfect, was duly
slaughtered, and the series Of experiments
commenced. The day after his decease.
tho brains were eaten with unmixed salts
faction, and the liver proved superior to
that of calf All this was well, but our
anxiety was about the jointsi 80, when it
had hung week, We yeutured on culotte
dane brai.ee la jardipicre, which proved
so attractive that On tho next day we bold
ly attacted r,ast sirloin, pure and simple.
We felt at once We had our reward There
was no hesitation about it. Not only did
roast donkey prove vastly superior to horse
but without disscntient vote we placed 1t
above beef. The meat was very dark and
rich looking, and fully performed its prom
Use there was slight suggestion Of veni
son about it, the the under cut was simply
superb. Our early investigations having
thus been completely crowned wi til success
it was decided that the second sirloin should
form the central point of a banquet, whose
genera! charachter might be described as
asinine.
Though ther wines were provided, Ass
manhauscn WAS the one specially recom-
mended and generally adopted. Va haze
set at many good mans feast, Dui 1T no
entertainment have wo seen the convives
mere deeply interested or more thoroughly
1t was a complete snccess, an d
the bold spectators who would breed asses
for the food market ought to succeed also.
With one more Cambridge experiment
we viii close these ren.arks. 1t was but
few weeks AGO that Hamper twelve 6ne
rats arrived at 3 certain college kitchen.
They h ad been killed the day before, at the
pulling down of a wheat stack. so that they
bad been cleaS feeders, and they were
plump and comely TO lack at. The three
largest, which were vcrit2tle monsters,
were selected for roasting. while the rest
were to be made into = lr.cassee. al the
appointed time party of six sat down to
test their merits. After soup and fish, the
head waiter, with an expression OF pity
not unmingled With contempt, brought in
the roast. Half rat, which had been
carefully wrapped in bacon previous to the
roasting, was served to each. Il was try
ing moment, but the plunge was taken, an d
the first mouthful elected the remarks: -
well, at all events, it's not nasty IN o,
;.,.os great deal better than rabbit;
:. - Cir eating" Each man
finished his rortion, and
cd the bones. Then came the 'I1
with white snuce: this was exceeding.
good but of course owns as mucn, 1t not
more, to the art Of the chef than to the raw
material.
The final decision was that rats were not
delicacy, but that they were wholesome
food, and certainly attract We to hung'5,
to say nothirg Of . starving, men.-Frase,' $
NagaunS.