The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
HOW MULLeT ARE CAUGHT.
! Palatable Fish Not to Be Found in the
New York Market.

! Palatable Fish Not to Be Found in the
New Work. Market.
81 WONDER" said wci-known fisherman
the other day, "that there are not more null
let in the New York market. True, it is
NOT to Doe had i'm these waters until autumn,
but it is abundant all the year round down
south. and. as IL keeps well. could be easily
brought from Norfolk. Charleston. and ~a-
yannah. AS the muIlet has been highly
rrilcd hY epicure- from the time Of the lso-
mans down. tacTc ought tO be chance
Tor lucrative business t0 any dealer VINO
viii take the trouble 10 keep supply on
hand and make the fact known to hotels
and the better class OF restaurants. The
old Roman epicuros paid immense prices
tor thc bearded mul.etut the Mediterranean,
which is tno r0ugct oi the modern French
man. Although we have not that species
1u this side of the Atlantic. We have one.
tho striped mul.ct (Mugil liueatus), which
is nearly. ii NOT quite, as good
Il used o. Doe told Of scion of one OF the
wealthiost families of ~ea-island cotton
planters On the coast Of south Carolina
thlt ON meeting "A friend whom he had not
seen for some time that ne invariably in
ytel him % Edis,o island t0 eat some Of
-Ipm big uOl-eyp mUilct' The mullet II
abundant ON that coast at all seasons OF the
year, though the largest are taken III the
autumn ana cary WINTER nel i"uic lloili .'l
i1ufto lNtN litl. . 'i 'cu .n' anu ~ T"-ei
v sought for hy both whites and blacks.
iney are somewhat ylindrcal-shaped
fish. with nat heads and large eyes, dark on
ihe back and eiiNcy below. lh'y nave
urm. white ie"h IN lIe ilI-ei SpV' 'ii'' ~
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+l,ate, ana the ldl ana "Iai"s are u,-
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them Win 1cnnc' Itu-peplei P'"7' "n"
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in -eInei, hut tA' ia'Diltc way "i lahln-
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which lead bullet, are struns ike beads al
intervals Of two to four inches, according 10
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