The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-23
FooD FANCIEs.
A Sian Who Dotes ON Horse Rlesh and
Sfl:ske Steaks.

flhn VINO DoteB on hOrto Fioth anu |
StIafSe Steaks.
"My frlendacall me crank GA the |
3l biect, but am a red-hot advocate Of
horse flesh as iood," said Col. }. j.. Lee
land yesterday to Dispatch reporter.
The colonel Is gentleman ofcosmopol-
itan education who, had no been born
poor, would have made his mark In the
world, Such not being tho case, he has
DEVOTED the best portion Of his life TO
knocking about the obscure corners OF
tho earth, gratifying an overweening
desire ter travel and an iusatiato thirst
for novelty.
"You have eaten horse, thenY"
"0h, yes; / do SO whenever | can get
any. IN my estimation nice, juicy
horse roast throws beef way in the
shade, There arc three or four places
la New York whore horse noat may DO
found, and one in Chicago. The home
of tle custom is In Paris, whore it il
openly sold in restaurants, and is not
only cheaper than beof but | believe
heelthler. At least, horses are subject
to tower diseases likely TO affect the
quality Of the flesh than Ere meat cat
to-"
HHoy docs It tGate?n
"Much like beef. One can hardly toll
tle difference. Tho only objection Ia
that the usual horse flesh person finds
m tho Partisan restaurants comes FROM
old, worn out animals, having 0utlivod
their usefulness, and, In fact, nearly
everything except a cir tOughness.
But colt steak or roas makes as tooth
Some q bit az over ticlSiad tho palate OF
an epicure. Even tough horse is better
til an toHgh beef. 1 understand, too, a
Il renchman has invented a process OF
n oezing, which, without affecting the
txture or flavor, renders the most
r ubber-llke meat az tender Hs rabbit;
s md, If what tho inventor says is true,
J no can make car spring into infants
food"
"Romoye the silly and idlotio preiu-
dice against horse-f Ssh and the cost OF
living Of the American people would be
reduced ssll 100000 or 100000 per
annum, for that amsunt OF horse meat
Is thrown away every year. Added tu
this must 30 the itom of reduction in the
price Of rival meats which the introduc.
ton of horse flesh would bring about.
All this 10 sacrificed for an Illogical, uu-
reasonable, silly rrejudice, in "A day aud
age when prejudice has no business To
exist. Horses arc clean, far cleaner IN
their habits than tho average animal
which IL considered edible. They arc
particular about their food, Sand 10 Is of a
nature TO mako good, bnely-navored
flesh. There isno reason ON oarth why
you shouldn't Get your horse instead
of turning them over "a some street
railway company or ash man to kill for
you."i -' -r
- Nthf07T- aid YOU come 70 get Interested
In the subjectG"
at was during the late war Iwas on
the other side, you know. Like thuus-
ands of others, / gave Ipy stomach an
introduction 10 mule mort, which re-
gard rs inferior TO that OF tho horse.
like IL, however, and finally came 70 eat
10 I'm preference to beef or pork. 70.
vived the old acquaintance In this line
In Paris during tho siege. Before that
event Che Parisians had eaten but spar
ingly OF hCrso, and 10 was used ~ an
article OF dot only among the lower
classes, but tho Siege and It's prlvations
taught them tho virtue of equine diet,
and they retained tho before despised
article on the menu from preference
alone, aitor tho necessity for II had
ceased"
"nayo yeu tried any other peculiar
kinds OF luodT'
"Well-yee-somo. You remember
that Bayard Taylor had an ambition to
got hilarious on the national drlnlIa oi
tho various countries no visited. NV
Vngary wnH somewhat similar. | have
tried nearly all the national dishes
from Yankee pork aud beans to the
locusts OF the South African Bush
men and the anaconda steak ot the Am
AEON Indians.
"Snako steak Is not bad. Tho meat ls
white aud sayory-a sort Of cross bo
tween frogs legs aud veal, Whom at.
Il was the guest of Don Almedo Jo0a,
da, a traderin Peruvian bark-whiol
comes from the upper Amazon. We had
lust got through with course OF roast
pecoary whom this now dish was
introduced rs something espa.
cially choice. The steak had
been wrapped In largo leaves and
roasted with n few oily mute and u pep.
per or two, 10 givo II richness and flavor.
| enjoyed IL hugely. At the conclusion
of the meal my host told me | had been
eating anaconda. | was rather glad he
had not mentioned it TO me before, for
while wanted 70 taste II, the act would
have cost an effort had l known what Il
was"
"Did ever cat dog9 Certainly. That
Il the Sioux national dish. | wouldn't
slight America In anything. The dog
flesh tasted was 80 burned aud smoked
THAI II was difficult TO perceive any dis.
tinG. flavor, though Il suRgostod squir-
rel. am told that young, fat pu lpy,
properly roasted, Is az Juicy morsol az
any one could dos re-,
"rhero are more oats devoured In
Franco than any one not posted would
believe. | have eaten cRts moro than
once. There arc no didinguishahle
features between cat pot-ple aud rabblt
pot-ple. In fact, whom In Parisrestau.
rant, you should discover that tho ioro
legs ofyour hare re- Of tho Same length
az the others, you may safely put Il
down that peace roigns In some ones
back yard. But there Is one dish with
all my eNporienco can't worry down."
''What Is THAR"
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