New-York tribune., 1891-12-18
WAyTED-4 NEW MEAT FOR The TABLE.
From Tho Spectator.


The lack of variety in those meats which, whether
flesh or fowl. must always form the groundwo5rK % aId
but most diicuIt to remedy Among the thousands
OF tons of foreign game Imported yearly, there Is tuy
and condition at home, except the prairie bird and the
quail for those canvas backed ducks wnch escape e
keen search OF the NeWf3k dealers ih ana ,oiss la
Of city companies and miillonarles ike the eaiauus
OF old, that appeared only at the deaths OF kings le
have eaten canvasbacked duck for one who has ever
tasted swan or rather eygne the nest watelow W ron iUr
most prolific, rivang even the breast OF teai, WIN
out tie aal drawback OF that excellent mie % slra a
Even now, though so neglected by the world, swans
may be had from the Norwich swan pit fGr - & ench g.
forwarded an ancient recipe for cooking them done
into BY wsc of Ga s dce reserved for the
tables OF kings. and is now hardly Thought sooi
s%an IS TO for roa goS such T
turkey. Many owners OF county houses VINO keep
pSascOks ad let % ,e run & Ed t %@f sei eer n ttr n
or cook the pea chicks. II they did they would per
flaps take more pains - rear these birds iGE Tue nd 6pa
close gIain and has the true game iavo, with none
OF the stringness OF the common turkey.
But flesh, and not fowl. Is what is mainly desired
to widen the possibilities Of the dinner table. Fatted
swans or peacocks, or American turkeys might be In
creased and multiplied without aifordng more than an
bran-sesTchng OF hOusekeepers. What is wanted is
some new and large ANIMAL whose flesh has character
OF its own whch would readily distinguish it from beef
and excellence winch Sliall IL
pendent ofany special treatment in
which shall combine the game iav0r WIN tho SUP
stantial so!idy OF leg OF mutton An increase Ill me
ouantty OF venisOn reared IN this country naturally
suggests itself 1t is objected that deer can never pay
to fat for food because the animal growth Oh tep l
horns reduces tem so much in condition rs ior llme
to make the venson worthless But this applies only
TO the bucks; stays might be Kept like buiocks, ana
doe vcnisOn might still be remuneratiyc.
But swan, peacock and yenlS1n are after al, Only W
Tyya & Of the o Cd Of S e H Words a new Of sa animal
food, and inquire after due survey. If there does not
stl exist some neglected qnadtuped which VIII furnish
what We seek. Roughly speaking, our main supply @ on
animal food is drawn either from the rodents, the
rumnans or the BY the rabbit
our disposal shall probably not be able to go be-
yond these mt for tine general zen S OF
and science supports the verdict. III Is no good 10
eat wolf for the Tod has already got the BENEFIT @ oi
three great tribes. the rodents may be dismissed from
for Se a tn Ia are G already Ire e "sa aI 1oS
the guinea pig, too repusve in appearance. like the
apybaTa or in SbS like the ra Of the 3 OS R
dear familiar berkshire Yorkshire plggic. The larger
s S S9 4g nos s and o ha e
too repusve. Clearly, Then, we must have recourse
The list OF ruminants If we are to find one to add to
'' At fifst the choice seems wide enough. 1t en-.
goats and lbexes. which are numerous; but all have
q rank and dsaereeable favor, which must prevent
their coming into the list of rstclass food The pos
already considered. The wild sheep would probably
differ too little In flavor from mutton 20 make IL worth
| while to domesticate them, though those Of the
| IIimalaya will breed freely In confinement. The
anteopes. therefore, alone remain. and 1t Is among
their numbers that the animal wanted must be found.
! II Ii Is to be found at all.
II the accounts OF the African hunters are to bo
relied on, the venson obtained from the larger kinds
OF antelopes found In South ana Central Africa j. really
excellent that of IN. koodoo the oyx and the Gland be
ing the best Perhaps the highest and most modern
thory available for quotation on the subject Is Lord
Randolph Churchill His lordshp's verdict on the eand
tbe aesh of which Is said 10 surpass that of all other
anteopes as much as Welsh mutton does Lincolnshire
ater." will be Of material interest to the present
peculiarly excellent, having in addition the vau
able property Of being tender Immediately after the
animal is killed which makes Il much appreciated IN
Central Africa. where the meat Is usually rs tough
| ns shoe leather and nearly as dry In addition to
the quality of the meat. the eand has the additional
reousite of large size. fuligrOwn eland Is large
as two-vear-oh shorihorn. and has the appear
ance Of a hghbed bullock than an antelope Its horns
short and straight po@ng @ G oaGeTa tS ana mas
soon grows Yei5 fat on good pasture. Pest Of all IL
becomes quite tame and Is easily accllmatized The
these animals in the Jardln dAccmaation in The BoIs
dc BOulOgne an old hull nearly sixteen hands high.
| COW and two Young apparently yearling and two
| yearold They were In good condition. though living
| in paddock with only open shed to shelter them
Knowsley Park for many years. 1t TO lie waste
~ the nsources OF nature to allow these r creatures
to bs cxterminaed as they soon will he. In new
| African empire. Why should we not save the eland,
Tie harmless antelope the koo0o and other large Afr
can anteopes from extc mlnaiionand even try rear
| some I'm England The experiment NAV be recon-
mended 70 some h - ,hs % noble owners OF paris and
own deer and Wild cattle from determination. Amer
lea hns allowed the bison To perish Shall not take
African snteloprs which. within the memory Of man,
were thousand times more numerous than they are
| todavl
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