Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-12
FARM, FIELD, GARDEN
.ssr, OF INTEREST TO eouN-
Ipt',.., 40 SUBURBAN. READERS

,..r for the T'si'-'i'n,n
f-'' ,'.-,. Moo. Of Dressing r.o'e
fssl'''." -, Of the French system
, ~, sl.A, ne Adopted with r''"' =.
''' ,.,,oo Of preparing fowls for
~ 81 I, An important one even 70
Fifiy ~. = The great superiority OF
r,fll' ~, ,-,,ssi poultry IS very gen
y, cooc,dcl, and the wonder o.. . = ."a =,
eil -. -. rrtem has not in part a.
81 Zen more largely adopted ', oy our
Gap ,sr,e thing. First, the great
zoo ~. = I'm n breeding table fowlsi sec
81 , a., admirable methods OF fatten'
o. ' a"l third, the tempting way in
X /, w, y, birds are trussed when offered
~, ~, " Tho French poulterers have
y nv ,ba dressing Of the birds, after
- :. tilled. to the nature Of an ART
s Nv ~ r.al.s that the method Of prep
'fis'. 49, very great deal to do with
l'si'ol .' =, 81 the birds, not only
y ~ ais.r,l for sale. but when on the
~ ~ rellowing is Beale'a description
s ,..s.c,llic method Of dressing poultry,
M his work on profitable poultry
-, ,,ylt are placked ~ soon rs
~ sgt len with the feathers On
-, All. 40 often tho case with u.s.
-. then laid upon shaping boards
,,h.,, b,ck. upward. one Of these
-. { simply fiat piece OF wood
,be zane width ~ the fowl 10 DO
- uron il. having a block ut each
ose 10 support tho neck and tho
AZ, ,he rimp, and thus the bird Is kept
.-.s,.,ly level. Great caro- Is taken
n, M birl l. manipulated before II
.,,eoll and set. This Is first done by
..i,rr In the rib bones. after which
q. lrs. 4 pressed into the back, tho
80, iorcei inward, and the legs fas-
- oxsr the breast. - ~ to keep " Ia
u 80, The fowl Ia then placed upon
q. ,haping board. with back upward
,,lawei linen cloth IS fastened tightly
IN oysr Il by means Of tapes tied
"a the bottom board When kept IN
,,iIw,y for twelve hours the flesh ia
I'm and the appearance slightly. with
= t,,,e f,bby flcsh to rspcl the sight.
mi, shaping Of the fowls accounts, In
raj least. foe the difference between
f,sch fowls and our own. The meth
dL.o ciiors other advantages besides
IA, q nero appearance. When tho
~ go,. the blri she cuts the string
l.ai fas,ons the leg (for the shaping
hari. Aal cloths arr no, sold with the
bvb AMI foccs thee down again, wh.cl
LING iho meat out on tho breast with
"a, tie bone rising. When on the Ia
Na,hs carver dos not meet with thu
i.Ne, Of bono which ob-iruct the pas
N, Of tho knife In m ordinarily dressed
al. anil Il becomes pleasure to.cut
lie after slice OF the breast. Tho fowl
Az spjean TO have much more meat
oit
While Il may not be advisable to adopt
As Frrnrh system in Its entirety, that
PORTION Of Il jus, described could bc
jfac;iced with comparatively small cx'
pa.o OF trouble. BY using the shaping
hoarls and cloths tho birls would b,
hficci rp and made shapely. thus dolns
,Eiy with the soft appearance which IS
~ Questionable. In all markets well
ifessl birds bring more money thnt
,hos sent IN u careless manner, thu
lf0ving that labor In dressing fowls u
never lot. Some Of our poultrymef
lnak the breast bone Of fowls In ofdel
% give them q full appearance. Thii
Lih, i to bo condemned, ~ 1t not onl,
hl.s had work In tho fa.cning proc
a. bat Is a source u annoyance 10 th'
urer, preventing dieci being cut nj
d. brtii as easily rs they o,horwlsO
olA b., aul at the samo time account
h;fof the ragged appearance Of the en-
When laid upon tho plate.-Ncw Yorl
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