The Red Cloud chief., 1880-07-08
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waiter; "sery Eies dssA. @A' EvHismea
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wkat science has bc-a wars N dergv
rrns. And 90 annual - gAstruaosns-al
skill VII pocvA.l Ga The ~prctg4sc~a rus
ties - Taste one ui Als Es ShbDrs II The
poni Ia 3! the critters scrp s. "a
eat" b. .cmIrks. n \ dsspazZag
tone. while be orders . psund ot ffssh
pork. which be disPo-es O. sIih boa
apPeiii'
The man u taste All culture she has
learned the value O! brAin fpod cnInss
IN presently. AMI orders n doHca oi the
piping pond lsrks. AMI wAvn they ars
brought % Airu. hot. crisp. delicate.
with that dainty rosin-ss Il aesA ~hi-h
the professor Of cookery know. }. their
per4uis::., he eats them al with the
Immense satisfaction ot az artist IN
conesiibi.s fuSs a. an edible. IN
Detroit alone. form an indasiry for a
large class u people. aud \ spc-iAl Item
on the balls oi fare a. hotels and RS
taarants. the largest Of the fas;-mea.
toned establishments showing an aver
-. - .
during the seven months 81 their IoPa-
laTiiy. Unlike oysters. they arr good
during ali seasons. but in the winter
months frog fishing il abandoned
They are caught along the river and
Lake 81 Clair shore IN nets. but In the
marshes they arr spcarct. A. suon n
eau III, they are skinned. and the rrfi-c
parts thrown away; the largest fross
are kept alive and taken Ia crate, II a
peculiar construction 10 Chicago. Gin
cinna;i and New York. Al the hotel.
To which driving and pleasure parties
resort make a specially of them a. n
fayorite dish. Early in the spring The
~froy-caicher gets tsenty-nyr cents To
thirty cents a dozen for them. bu, later
in the season they are ~ low ~ ten
cents a dozen They retail al much
higher prices. as the dealer assume, the
risk of fluctuations in the market
From twenty To soveniy-tyc dozen will
occasionally be ordered for part rs NJ
private houses. and fancy prices range
IA high rs seyenty-iiye cents or one dol.
lar Il dozen.
The French lahy who. when invited
10 partake Of an English dish with
which she was not familiar. answered.
Il eat only my acquaintance" showed
a true appreciation Of the aesthetic side
OF eating. To eat what is sc, before Us.
and ask 90 questions for consc cuvc'
sake may be very satisfactory Ia the
cook. bat If our food does not aSsimi.
late with our brain forces. Their We
have a discordant system. and life /,
not worth living. The higher the order
of food that we eat. the perfect
will our digestion be. The fFog sits
kindly on our stomachs: il j. n creature
of immense rcsources, 10 can charm a
neighborhsod with It's concert power.
or furnish a medical college with a val
liable subject for a yiyiscction. ami
in the materia medica il is an important
IiiAs--ttib JUN iht NbANAN w Aht NRAAh-
lation Of the blood finds a model in the
cold fluid of Mr.. Frog a. observed
through his delicate tissues Of trans
parent fiber. There are frogs and
frogs, the spring frog. wool frog.
marsh frog. shad frog. and our own ma
jestic bull-frog. which may be- justly
termed the king-frog IL the Ranian do
minion. and il set down in natural his
tory a. the ~tailless B~atrach;an. n rather
grand nomenclature for 30 risky Il tad
pole. This denizen of our ponds pos
sesses a voice about Il hundred times aS
big rs himself; the only approach la il
in size and volume IL that OF the black
smith frog Of Rb Janeiro, whose music
resembles Al anvil chorus. The ira
pichlo. or sugar miller Of Peru. has a
tons like the grating OF the sugar mills
in tina, country. In England aud Scot
land the frogs are red. hut they are dis
dained ~ an article OF food.
The genuine frog-eater il n French
man, but all through Southern Europe
the flesh is esteemed adelicacy. In Wien
m froggeries abound. where the ami
mails are fed and fat,ened for market.
and take thcirturn with snai!s On the bill
of fare. In this country sc use only
the hind legs. but in Germany the nus
cular parts are freely eaten. In the
West Indies the climate seems tn have
changed the flesh into fowl. rs il more
strongly resembles spring chicken. j.
firmer and Of a more succulent. deli
cious flavor. in addition tn which il is
cooked in the native wines and spices
until il is n dish tit for the gods. The
species is known as the granting. and
is six or eight inches long. IL is a
high-fyer, jumping hve-barred gates
with ease. Ii is also capable Of domeS-
tication. and is gifted with a certain
quick intelligence.
As pot-pies. stews and chowders they
are a failure. The only legitimate way
10 cook a frog is to fry him brown in
sweet table butter. As n preliminary
he must be dipped in n batter of
cracker dust, which should adhere
closely when cooked. forming a dainty
cracknel of a golden brown color. with
a crisp tang to il when submitted tn
the teeth. The tender juices thus re-
tsined lose none Of their delicate
flavor. aud the dainty morsel need no
condiments to give Il an additional
zest. Next to the pleasures OF sitting
on the borders of a frog-pond at
tide and listening TO their sweet.
melancholy cb-r-r.r-k is that of review
ing a plate heaped high with the me-
mentoes of a finished feast-the bones
of the Frog that would a wooing
CO." and a goodly portion Of his kim
IL nS-z.S d. -. T-y.
A "sPRISG-srTLE' circular with q
number Of new forms Of the duplex
tickets which are no. very widely
used, has been issued. Besides ordinary
tickets TO be given by conductors. these
specimens include half-farc tickets.
special excursion tickets. receipts 10
commuters who have lef: their tickets