The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-07-17

A letter to the Baltimore SIM from Ches-
tertown, Md, says:
Within recent wears Il large trade has
grown up in Kent county in providing
frogs for market. The catching of frogs
| for their legs has become \ business. and
| the financial returns are rather handsome
to the few engaged in the industry. Alon"
the small streams tributary to the larger
rivers the big green or notified black frogs
may be found by thousands under the
| tufts of flag or coarse grass. One frog
shipper has sent to the Baltimore market
| hundreds of frog legs each season. and
has so increased the demand by the super
ior size and flavor of the Kent product that
he finds it impossible to meet the require
ment of the trade. Frog legs are consum-
ed principally by the patrons of the prin-
cipal restaurants. Frogs when cooked are
a delicate white meat and much more ten
der than fried chicken, very nourishing
and easily digeSted, and are recommended,
when stewed, as one of the best diets for
invalids with delicate stomachs. Only the
hind legs and quarters are eaten. and they
are sent to the market ready skinned and
| sailed for cooking.
The market frog catchcrS method of
capturing his game is To secure a small flat
bottomed boat easy of management, and
in the later afternoon when everything Is
still he nosclessly pushes his little craft
along the shores of the small creeks and
coves. The bullfrogs, as they are com
monty known because of their deep, re-
sonant voices, are found sitting in a shall
low pool or on the mud under tufts of
heavy grass or flag. The novelty and sport
| of capturing this willy game is worth a row
of ten miles on Il hot afternoon. Twoand
| sometimes three ordinary sized perch hooks
are bound together and haited with red
| flannel. The hooks are attached to IA line
| of about four feet, and the line is attached
to IA long, tough angle rod Approaching
| the game noiselessly and with extreme
| caution, the red flannel is gently moved
within few inches of the frogs mouth
| As quick as lightning and with. IA sharp
tTpdh the Troy udSntS FORWARD ana SWdl-
| lows bait, hooks and all; then follow as
| gamy struggles as any sportsman ever saw
with hook and line
The amateur frog hunter usually pro-
vides himself with a at-an,l- rat rifle, the
shells loaded with mustard seed shot, and
shoots his game but this is unSportsman-
like and is only popular with the uniniti-
| ated Mill ponds, too, are favorite haunts
for the frog, and on clear, still night the
| deep roar of the bullfrog chorus may be
heard for more than Il mile.
The oldtime aforcd war Kent county
cook has solved the mysteries of the per
feet preparation of The frog, and those who
do not know how delicious frogs legs may
| ne made have many Il dainty dish in store
for them. After sknnin" the legs should
be placed in cold water for several hours,
| then placed on Il plate and sailed In sew
eral hours more they are ready for cook
| Ing. The legs of medium sized frogs are
| preferable, AZ the very large legs are liable
! t" he coarse in the texture of flesh The
most popular way in Kent to cook them is
| 10y Trying, hut there are other ways of
making dishes of them t" please the palate
of the most eNactng epicure
This might become 4 profitable Industry
| hcrc.-E.r.