Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-27
THEY ATE HoRsEFLEsH.

l ne Generals Guests Got the Meat The
were Asked to Eat, but Didn't Know Il.
a man who distinguished himsel
as a commanding officer in the re
pelllon was lunching with severa
brokers' in Broad street when tn
conversation turned on the relativ,
merits of French and America,
cooking, and he said:
In my opinion the French cook.
lead the world, and they have show1
us that many things are edible
which we never dreamed of serving
on our tables. / noticed an account
IN the newspapers of horse meat
dinner that was given in Williams
burg by freak club, and it recalled
a little experience of my own. The
French people do not look upon
horseflesh with the aversion of the
average American. l do not mean to
: say that horse meat is considered a
choice article of diet in Paris, but it
is used there to a certain extent. /
happened to be in Paris Is years
ago, and several of my friends there
assured me that horse meat might
De prepared in very appetizing
fashion for the table. I was curious
tostry it, and I invited dozen peo-
pie to breakfast on horse meat with
me at my hotel. My guests were all
Americans, and they were all anx-
lous to see what cooked horse meat
looked like, though they were doubt
full about eating it. I got an excel
lent steak of horsefesh and another
of beef, SO that my guests need not
go home hungry if they didn't
choose to eat the horse meat.
When we were all seated at the
table, I told the walters to serve
the breakfast. In came steak, and
my guests eyed it closely. 1t was
nicely cooked, and when it was
served four or five of the men pres.
emit just tasted it and then pushed
their plates away.
can imagine, general, said
one of them, that if I had been
cooped up in this city during the
siege, when the provisions ran low,
I might get hungry enough to en-
JOY this horse steak. 1t is beautiful
ly cooked, but of course one notices
at once that it doesn't taste like
beef. In fact, would be obliged to
you if your waiter would remove it.
I am satisfied at being able to say
that ] sat down to a horse steak
breakfast in Paris.
Several of the other guests said
much the same thing and the of.
Tending steak was removed. Then
came the other steak and my guests
ate a hearty breakfast.
8 Unless it comes to a case OF
famine, said one, this beef is good
enough for me. l don't want to try
any more horsefesh.'
when every one had lighted his
cigarette after breakfast, said that
] had confession to make. l told
my guests that they had been invit-
ed to come and eat horsefesh, and
they had eaten it and pronounced il
good. / informed them that the first
steak which they ordered off the ia
BILE was beef, and that the second,
which they had enjoyed SO thor.
oughly, was horsefesh. The looks
of amazement faded into disgust,
and then said
" Now, look here There is no oc
casion for you to look disguised. A
horse is more discriminating il
what he eats than a COW, and there
is no reason why horsefesh should
not be just as wholesome as beef
Your enjoyme Of it has shown
that it is a foolish prejudice thai
prevents it from becoming a staple
article Of food. Haven't fooled you
under false pretenses. You were in
vited to eat horsefesh and you have
done it. ;
ut was several days before my
guests forgave me, and since that
time / have lost all sympathy fol
persons who were compelled be-
cause of famine to eat horsefesh. .
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