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f%rltters. For this purpose boil in the same
way, drain dry, and beat them up with
egg and seasoning, Fry and serve hot,
The frltterS may be modified by the addi
ton OF other substance in the making.
such as fish or potatoe.
There is a famous dish called "Tvice
laid" This, too, is composed of salt fish
and akeeS, but it is somewhat different
ly prepared from the dish Of The latter
name, Either shred the fish very fire, all
bones having been removed, or pound it in
a mortar. Then take an equal quantity Of
akees, which have been boiled and drained
as before directed, and beat them up with
egg, butter, or lard, making it into IL thick
paste. Add seasoning. Then take a pie
dish and in it place alternate layers of the
prepared fish and akees till the dish is
full, the top layer being akees, and place
III a quick oven to brown, serving hot as
usual. If akeeS are scarce a portion of
boiled Irish potatoes may be employed.
mashed and beaten up with them. If the
fish and akees or other ingredients we're
mixed together first, instead of being
placed in layers, much the same result
would be realised.
Lastly, akees may be boiled or fried and
served az a side dish, and, cooked in the
fOrme way, with a little butter over them.
an excellent dish they make too, though.
personally, | regard this as the least
desirable way to use them, it being rather
a waste of good material for other dishes.
Doubtless other ways, too, of preparing
akeeS Will occur to Skiltul or inventive
cooks now that | have said so much
To this have only to add for the infor.
nation OF the entirely uniformed, that
the part of the fruit eaten is the white
fteshy aril, in which the black glossy seeds
are embedded, and that in separating il
care must be taken that the red integu.
ment 10y which it is united to the seed is
removed The Akees should be washed
in salt and water before boiling. and in
this operation the lobes can be opened and
this reddish ligamenr, if any is left of it,
taken out.
Another forward step in the devotion.
ment of sugar manufacture in this colony
is the importation of a ReIlieuX evapOra-
ting apparatus for Pin. NOnporSiI, East
Coast, in the $. S NOnp0reiI, which arrived
here from London on Thursday. The new
plant is the first of its kind that has been
introduced into the colony, and it is quite
in keeping with Mr.. Quintin Hogg's repu.
tation as a courageous pioneer, that he
should be the first to adopt in this land an
invention that has already won marked
distinction 10y its economic results in SUI
gar-pr0ducing countries in Europe.
Along with the Rellieux, have come a
staff of three engineers to erect it and
work it but it is going to an estate. the
manager of which, Mr.. Harry Garnett, is
not unfamiliar with its principles, he hav-
ing had opportunities during his recent
visit to the old country, Of seeing it at
work. The Rellieux is an Improvement
on the triple-etfet, its relative superiority
being much greater than that of the tri-
pleetfet to the ordinary vacuum pan and
it is said to be far superior to the Yarvan,
an assertion which will soon be open to
practical proof, one or more of the estates
in the colony having decided to adopt the
American invention.
The Barbados Herald thus refers to
an incident which was noticed in our CO.
lumns at the time The June number of
the BIOLOGIST contains a short paper bv
Colonel Fielden on the capture of the ALI
gator which was shot at Needham's Point
in September 1886. Colonel Pielden ar.
CUES that the circumstance affords a good
illustration of the origin of some peculiari.
ties in the geographical distribution Of
animals. In the present instance all the
probabilities are against the chance of q
creature of this kind floating on the body
of a tree from the OrinOcO to the shores of
W.