Telegram-herald., 1889-07-01
EXPENSIVE DELICACIEs.
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aed a44Ey II them yeEy b-d " saia "a sgi-
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porter, bst ths rurea groasss egs .
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p~red paiaLe OF AZ Orlsntsl Patsatsts ever
hnssriRgly Called 1lth - Faca and perfect
sdsiicaey, sea Jet nsssr ale grouse sekgs
slssSaere than 0a tas rough. uncovered -
De u some e@ck ~oocsglAs cabin, t1e iast
place IA the word here TIE eplc0re nDignt
expect 10 have bls taste sztlsred. let aiJue
siofi2sd- no" were tney preparedi Simp-y
Boiled Boiled uut1 the ~hIts and yelk
were thoroughly cooked A rured grouss's
egs Is Dlg enough 10 uiazs Two ozlDty bites.
IL Isa 4t a. lkeiy that yea All ever have
ths oQportuuily II bresxfasuEg on thls del
ieAcys as u - more tE2A scarce nes 1l4ys-
Besides. the iaw places = price ca Tuted
Erouses e2zs tn4t put thea out OF tie
reach OF the ordinary run Of esg eaters. IN
TIE estimation OF the law these eggs are
worth tlO apiece 40 q doLen aRd they
ave worth II. But Ia case tae rare hsppi-
ness of sitting d0wa 10 a neal With - dozen Of
tnsu Hlay occur 70 yCu sOme time, l had bet
tel tell you how tney should be disposed Of.
loa cat a zrOuse's egg Ia two, nor dig the
meat from the she'll with d spoon. Either
would oe proclamation. Gently tap the small
cad of the egg on your plate until the shell
Is cracked Then peel the shell carefully
OF Of the meat. The shell i very brittle
aud the richness beneath II very tender
When that Is barred OF It's covering It lies
In t.f
ivory. DO not salt or pepper II or you spoil
H. Bite OF half Of IL The meat, both the
IVORY white and the old gold yeli., Will melt
In your mouth Ike some rich, creamy paste,
and is navor Is indescribably delicious.
at has been long time since tickled
my palate with ruf1ed grouse's eggs. They
are only in seasos for few days IN May,
when they are fresh laid IN the nest, and Of
course person has 10 be right on the
ground 10 take advantage Of them
Next TO the rufed grouse the pinnated
grouse, or prairie chicken, lays the best
eggs for eating. have known as high as
sO0 u dozen 10 be paid fer prairie chicken
eggs in Chicago, although In the early days
/ Of that city, while the surrounding prairie
| stlu swarned with that game bird, its eggs
/ were more abundant in the market than
| hens eggs were. | have no doubt that eggs
| OF ali the numerous grouse family are supe-
rior 10 hens eggs, bat l never ate any but
! the two mentioned.
In this country there is no such thing as
the business OF gathering wild eggs, hut in
England the collecting Of Wild birds eggs
FOR the table Is regular calling, particular
| ly plover eggs. The eggs OF the plover IS "A
| great delicacy among epicures there Go
into any OF the poultry shops in English
towns and cities during April and May
and you Will see enticiug display OF
| plover, partridge and other edible eggs
OF wild birds. They are usually shown in
baskets fashioned in imitation of moss
| lined birds nests, each basket containing I,
dozen eggs Plover eggs are the most abun-
daut, but baskets made up from selections
from different kinds Of wild eggs are com
mon. Ployer eggs are sold for four shil-
liugs a dozen-about one dollar-and, OF
! course, do not enter very largely into the
marketing Of the poor The hunting of
| plover eggs IL profession with a
certain class Of shiftless men and
boys. The finding Of the nest re-
quIres great degree Of skill and cunning,
and the business is not over profitable
10 the nest hunters. Three dozen eggs
day - big days hunting, The dealer
has a way OF testing the eggs 10 satisfy
himself as 10 their sOundness, and il is
rare, indeed, that two or three bad ones are
not found in each nest The collector is
paid thirty cents a dozen for his sound
eggs. Thousands Of dozens Of ploYer eggs
are said 10 be collected every spring. There
is no law against the robbiug OF nests, out
the severe and general laws against tres
passing are y constant menace TO the egg
hunters.
"The eggs of some wild fowl rank high
among edible wild eggs, with the accent on
the rank The eggs of all wild ducks, with
the exception Of the wood or summer duck.
and the egg OF the water hen, are strong
and tough. Why they should be / don't
know, as these birds, or the most Of them,
are clean, vegetable feeders. The wood
duck egg is passably good article Of food.
a boiled wild goose cgg, If u were round,
would make a first rate bowling ball, but j
Wild swans egg Is very p4latable. The egg
of the wild turkey Is better than that OF any
domestic fowl The semi-wlld fowls, as tho
guinea hen aud the peafowi, lay eggs that
are more grateful than an ordinary hens
egg TO the palate of the epicure. The
spccklcd, humminC-top shaped egg Of the
screeching guinea hen Is the best poultry
ward egg for the table that the farmer can
sell. Speaking of the poultry yard natural
lysuggests the pigeon. The egg of that
bird - utterly worthless for food. The wild
pigeons egg turns 10 milk when boiled. and
smells ike rancid oil The qgairs egg is a
sweet, creamy, but insipid httle morsel,
and, like the cherry, YOU cant make two
bites OF it. | intend 10 try how sparrow
eggs viii touch the cpicurean taste, and If
they warrant 10, Will try aud introduce
them q table dainty. That might DC q
good way toward abating these little
nuisances."
A Mighty Lucky Man.
If any sea captain has had more un-