Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-04
SRaileries,

From All the Year Round
''Snails," writes Muffet-''Health Improve
ment," page 190-.'are little esteemed of us in
England, but in Barbarie, Spain and Italy they
are eaten as most dainty, wholesome, nour-
ishing and restoring meat" Our more cpl
curean neighbors are in nowse sharers in our
prejudices respecting the gastronomic proper
ties Of snails. 1t need excite no surprise to
find i'll Francatelli's Cooks Guide" a receipt
for preparing mucilaginous broth. whose
efficacy is much extolled. compounded of
chicken. calves feet, and garden snails bruised
in a mortar, to which balm. borage, and lee
land moss are added. There is story
told of shipwrecked French crew
completely clearing some seaside gardens
in Devon of their snails, and few
French restaurants of the present day are
without a bowl Of II. pomatia' temptingly
displayed in the windows. Addison III his
travels mentions having seen a snail garden.
or ''escargotiere,' at the Capuchins in Fret
burg, where was square place boarded in and
filled with vast quantity of large snails the
floor being strewn about half foot deep with
several kinds Of plants for them to nestle
among in winter. When lent arrived the mag
azines were opened and 'ragont' made of
the snails. Such snaileries have been in use
for length of time in various parts Of Europe.
Sometimes they consist of a cask covered with
a net, into which the snails are put and kept
until they are sufficiently fattened In I.or-
ralne a corner OF the garden surrounded by fine
trelliswork to prevent their escaping is fire.
quently assigned to them. and vegetables of
various kinds are placed within for their susie
nance. In the neighborhood of Dion where as
much as f3C0 per annum has been made from
snails the vine-growers keep them in dry
cellars, or else digging trench in the vine
slopes, place at the bottom some leaves. and
then their snails, which are then covered with
more leaves and few spadefuls of earth. More
than O.0OOGO0 of snaiis are said to be sent
away from the ''escargotieres" of Ulm to
different gardens to fatten. and when ready for
table forwarded to various converts in Austria
for consumption during lent Vine snails are
forwarded, at the rate of 81. per 100. from
Troyes to Paris. where the value of these
mollusks annually consumed is estimated to
exceed 500, 0O0f.; they are not however, consiCl-
cred in season until the first frost, about the
end of October or early November. when they
are closed with their white epiphragm.
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One on Bedford.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
The policemen have good one on Detective
Bedford. A day or two ago Bedford put on his
false whiskers, pair of specs, and a silk
beaver, and had his picture taken The dis
guise is an excellent one and not one policeman
in ten recognized it. Yesterday. as Belford
and Cason were wading through the mud on
Fort street, they met an old Campbell county
friend and stopped to chat awhile. After they
had talked awhile Bedford happened to think
of his photograph. and drawing it from his
pocket he showed it to his friend
John" he remarked. there's 900 man. ~
The Campbell county man looked at it long
and well. "Harve." he remarked finally.
that's the meanest face ever saw on white
man" The dimples deepened around Ed.
Cason's mouth.
Yes SIR" continued the farmer seriously,
'just look at them eyes. Them eyes give him
away. I'll bet that fellow stole something"
That's the truth" said Cason, in a choking
voice.
Il knowed it. knowed it," continued the
Campbell county man. ''You can't fool me
when a mans got eyes like them. Them's mean
eyes. That fellows a scoundrel."
Cason couldn't stand it any longer. he sat
down on the curbstone and smiled. and smiled
audibly, while the Campbell county man looked
perpiexed, and wondered whose picture that
was.