, 1874-08-23

tasto attached to it, but it simply suggests the
idea Of
INFERIOR BEEF.
Nevertheless, it IS wholesome food: and It
prejudice could be overcome, should prove
most accentahle to those who cauuot afford PRIME
beet, though it is hardly everlikely to become
a favorite pla. at peiit diner sotgne. There ~as,
however, we cannot help fancyinS: one mistake
the older hornes were used for the entrees, while
the rico,ase waa cut from 4-year-old- Nouli
not the matlrer meat have had better chance
when roasted On tits occasion We had the
privilege of sitting at the same table with Mr.
Frank Buck1and. and, thanks to him, had the
opportunity Of increasing our knowledge BY tast,
ing bear. Perhaps as tue victim had lived
some years in the Zoo, his constitution may
have becu undermined. aud even the flavor OF
lis hcsn affected BY the extraordinary character
OF the food daily administered 10 him os ad:n!:-
iug cuidreu and uursena1ds, but we frankly ad-
nit VIC did not like him.
Our attendance, however. at the Langha1n
Hotel dinuer remotely led to very important
experiment. which was soon after made at Cam
bridge, a place whcie 1.-The philosophers =
Heaven save the marx complain that there ls
), such thing AZ original research.
Tie report OF our experiences elected eus-
gcstion on the part OF one distinguished aAke
for classical aud culinary lore, tlat it would be
well to test the qualities OF
Ass-FLES1.
Accordingly donkey, who had attained the
mature age Of 6, wa5 purchased, and carefully
fattened for tho space Of three mouths, till It
became quite pleasure to pay our da1iy Vls:t
aud poke him professionally III the ribs a5 he put
on yet more aud more flesh. At last came the
dsy Of doom. fIe was pronounced perfect. "as
duly slaughtered, and the series OF experiments
commenced. The day after his decease the brains
wero eaten witl4 unml1ed satisfaction, and the
liver proved superior to That OF the calf. AL
this was well, but our Anxiety Was about the
Joints 80, when it had h1ug week, We ven
ttrrd on culo.ke Gdne braisee q Ia jardinie''e,
wllicn proved go attractive that on the next day
We boldly attacked roast slrloln, pure and
simple. Ne felt at once We mad our reward.
There was no hesitation about it. Not only did
roast donkey prove vastly superior to horse, but
without dissenting vote we placed II above
beef TIE meat is very dark and r1cl-look1ng,
and fully PERFORMED its promise; there was
slight suggestion Of venson about it, and the
uader-cu1 was simply superb. Our early in-
yest,gations having THUS been completely
crowned with success. it was decided that !Ao
second sirloin should form the central point OF
banquet, whose general character might be
described Is asinlne.
riding our menu:
lie po;agc Ia 31idas.
ererians, Ia A14yonnaiso.
20 ragout dEdouayu.
=, yui-au-vent lie Euu.ard-
LaIoyau dane.
il diude rotie
.1c pudding de Mok-Tec.
La ReleH au farcsqu1u-
Though other wines were provided, Assman-
hauseu was the one specially recommended and
generally adopted. We have sat at many good
n1au' d feast, but ut no entertalnment have "o
seen tile couu'Ces more deeply interested or more
thoroughly conteotcd. It was
COMPLETE SUCCESS,
and the bold specuator wno would breed asses
for the food-marKct ought to succeed also.
Some slight account Of these proceedings hav-
1,1& II Iuf1 nff $af1f fh "a
attention of distinguished Floreutine Pro-
fessor, who was ut the time engaged i'll
translatng "Tee Physiology OF Common Life y
into Italian. Anxious for informa:ion. yet not
knowing to whom he should apply, the Professor
boldly took the ass by the ears, and addressed q
letter "A un nembre quclqul soft de Trinity
House, UniYersile de Cambridge. Vague as thus
uaa, tile ep1=tle fell into the proper hands; a
statement was duly forwarded. which We haFo
since had the satisfaction Ut reading done into
choice lta!ian.
With ons more Cambridge experiment We will
close these remarks, 1t is but r. few weeks ago
tina: hamper Of
TWELVE FINE RATS
arrived at & certain college kitchen. They had
been killed the day before, on the pulling down
OF wheat-s;ack, SO that they had been clean
feedcrs and they wero all plump and come.v to
look It, The three largest, which were Veritab:e
monsters, we're selected for roastipg whlle the
rest were to be made into 3 Jticassee. At the
appointed time party OF Elk sat down to test
their netits. After soup and fish tue head
waiter, with an expression Of pity not ulmi1ed
with contempt, brought ia the roast. Hall =
rat which had beeu carefully wrapt in bacon pre-
rious TO roasting, WIS served to each 1t was 9
trying moment. but the plunge was taken, and
the first moulhful ELECTED tho rcmaras:
.4Nell, at all events it's not Nasty" No in
deed, it's 3 gleat dcal better than rabbit
call il very iair eating" Each man finished his
portion, and three OF four picked the bones.
Then came the J7cassee WIN . White sauce !,s !;
a. much. If not more, to the art OF the chef than
to the raw material.
The final decision was that rats we're not deli
cacv, but tuat they we're wholesome food. and
certainly attractive to 4 hungry, to say nothing
OF 8 starving man. The laureBte OF the party
delire1c cd his comments III tile following form:
Rats are not dainty dish to set before King,
But for really hungry man they're just the very
thing.
Trap cach rat in bacon fat roast SLOW before the re
Take him down aud serve hiu brown; you'ya al you
require.
The last word stood originally desire, but was
altered by requeat.-Fraser's Magazine.