New-York tribune., 1884-11-02
VHAT ARE TRUFFLESf

| A FOREIGN TABLE LUAUff-"hrhH ~" iH"'''
| GRows-.How 1T IS BROUGHT TO MARKET.
"The importation of truflles to this country
is on the increase said Jacob Meyer Who until recently
was in raising them in Germany, near Hanover
They are looked upon great luxury In Europe ana
have often wondered why they were not more USED
here"
| "what arc truficsp
"Tcy are Fungous growth, similar TO the mushroom
and are generally in soil mpiegnacd with hhe'
and always in the neghborhood OF oak or beech trees
They found under the ground, at distance
varying from inch to fcot, ana al"
supposed to be parasite living !" '"
early stage upon the Of trees 1hey are oDIohS VI
spherical and vary from the size OF an Engh wshI "
that OF large potato. Quite frequently have Known
them to weigh two pounds and once found one ina.
weighed three and half pounds. Some are of "u''
white color h.ck brown trufie has the hhcs'
favor ard brings ih hest price Their surface Is r""2
and covered with cxCr-ccnces resembling warts an"
Judging from the exterior they would NOT be 'eeo'ou a'
an article OF food lEt,rnally they resemble "ar"
coored marble and different from other known forms
OF fungi.
But little IL known about their propagation ana
growth The reproductive portion IL found
In minute sacs. which contain number OF spores ana
are hcy scattered through the numberless small VEINS
that traverse the In every direction III growing
they are not attached any other body and o loosely
inbedled In the earth"
They are found in greatest profuson in Southern
France and these also OF the best quality They also
grow IN parts Of England. Germany, ltay Aus
raa and Africa have never heard OF any being dis
covered In this country by experience here, where
have cndeavored TO transplant them, AS well a. in
Germany where | spent many years in futile
efforts cultivated them arcaly has led ine to approve
the common opinion Of trufc hunters, that trihe Is
the contrary thing in the world When forced or
coaxed not will appear; and frequently Held viii
be une pecedy filed No one knows where they come
from Ihave taken a small trunle out Of the ground
filed up hole and the next day taken larger ono
from exactly the spot Removing this second one
have taken third and It'll larger one from the same
spot on the day Then for five days not sign ofa
ruc could On the sixth day small trnhe wonld
be found in exactly the spot and the othors would
be found ~ before They would alternately appear and
disappear In this for about three months. and
then finally disappear altogether Al times they grow
quickly a. to awaken astonishment, and again will in
crease in with the rlowness Of century plant.
Il have had success in raising them by taking
.teeped and sprnkng 1t over ,. Mle q, eed that ,nas
had been worked ont In some parts s o, mcS franrSs
truAics after the sapings had attained three or
s2TG .aey Si 3 h'M a
with good ren n,Sac the E"Ts"T r Reren %s is
auentl, all experiment. Win them have nscn futile
and wiz speedily penetrate every room In house II
produces in some people and In Others sense 0f
Hight ade,npss.
Ia thcie any particular way OF finding them 7"
yes In England snd Germany iogs are trained to
nud them generally poodlcs OF spll,doss trnile IL
xiv on to ~ thcie dogs to play WITH and then ia taken
Into field aud planted IN sight ~ the dog when feed
Ing time roura The dOg Ia teken Ia where the trunc 10
buried and he Ia given to undo atand that his getting
food depends upon finding tho uume, Some doss are
remarkahl, apt and will gather thr ica in few trials,
sonu nA trained they turned loose Ia truine
bed and win rapidly around with noses close tn the
ground un'll They scen! 10" prru', rune "I'r ihei
will lhpu
taken stop them ~ they viii tear the unhc |" pieces
good dog however, viii stop scratching ~ Noon ~ the
trnnic comrs IN view, roinrtm,H tho> NE buried 80
deeply that the dogs cannot reach thrn Iho wi thon
lie down by the hole and patiently WAT Tor hep, In tho
Mn''" ,hs plSes az" Of dogs and search for them
a. an article OF food Huners follow the sows
nroud and gather the trues tho sows begin
:" The trulo bod had in Germany cost me for rent
think $500 sold the trulles In Hanover for VI 90
pound and made considerable money They VIII average
about four the pound There Ia company at Perig0rd
France who largo purchasers ol trules lhcy cook
them and nut them up In sealed tin cans ny secret
process The odor Ia not noticeable IN the canned
goods and they have not the delicious nayor OF the
fresh truhies The French use more, OF them
than any other nation and they almost the only
sumers in this country. The only objections to their uni
is their scarcity adHost lheLe are plenty
an improved system OF searching Tor them VIII he invent
ed and this rare flavor will become common to every Ia
bic Delmonoo ports tries tor his restaurant direct
from Frupce He serves them sometimes with STEAKS
like mushrooms but seldom are they eaten alone on ac
OF their expense ana because me spbee VI ous
few can stand large dose OF them inSy are GU.
a oondiment for boned turkey and chick; hin;
FISH When mixed in due proportion. they add peculiar
sest spice sauces that cannot be found IN any
other plant In the vegetable kingdom Ihey arc reia"
here at 65 cents per g. 81 80 per H. and $2 90 per
pound There quite large aud increasing demand for
them"