The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-26
FOOD FROM MEN SOURCE.
NEAT EXTRACTS FROM THE FLESH
or SHARKS AND WHALES.
Beef ExfYnrf-StmtfaF Prepara-
stons From Crabs and Shen f1sh-
Use 81 Fish Ewxs N FooA.

On commercial scale from the 3ssa 81
sharks ard whales Is SO extremely novel
that exceptional interest attaches to q
study which the United States nsh eons-
mission has been making 81 thls subject
Several factories have recently hs@a e@-
sabsfsl1esi is Europe for this purpose ard
already their products ara coming on the
market liz an appetsxing shape. Indeed
~ Is asserted that ia taste they closely
resemble the wels-knowa bees perapaga-
fssus. having no aavar Of fish whatever.
and that they afford az excellent basis
for soups. In Aberdeen the Normal com
pany Is utilizing In this way large guam
titles ~ whale meat. which hitherto has
gone to waste
In Sweden they are making nutritious
extracts from sharks flesh, which r.
chopped up into very small pieces and
stirred In vat with distilled water. the
mixture having the consistency Of taEa
Cruel. From IL the liquor ls drawn of,
ard the oil which the latter contains Is
removed BY passing il through centrif
wxal apparatus, after which IL is boiled
ard filtered. the clear fluid thus obtained
being eyagofas~i in a vacuum agffl if
Teaches the consistency 81 rsoiassss. Salt
for fsavoring and sugar for preserving
are added. the product being pat gp final
is In sealed Jars.
Similar methods are employed In the
-
which are said to be indistingeishahls
from those OF fsiebsg, Of course q whale
IL as much mammal rs an OK, which
might he supposed to modify the prob
lem, bat there does not seem to he any
great difference between flesh and fish ia
respect To chemical composition. and the
concentrated essence Of shark. packed In
porcelain pots, Is 10 all iatents and par
poses naea,staff. II has all the aromatic
"a ssF mas akfr aef as.4 a..
much more cheaply. AZ certain point
In the process Of extraction all fshy TIA
vor disappears. Shark extract IL ayaiIa-
bic for al the purposes that beef extract
is good for. and IL viii keep" indesi-
nitely.
1T has been aseer,a4nei that valuable ex-
tracts can b. obtained also from crabs AMI
sheilfish, IN the manufacture OF which spa-
ctai efforts arc made not 10 get ria OF the
natural flavors. bas To retain them AL
ready there ARE on the market In this
country quite a number Of Such psepara-
tons derived from CLAIMS ana oysters, high
IL recommended hy physicians for their
medicinal and restorative properties, which
render them invaluable for invalds and
convaieseents. These extracts are produe-
ed by reducing the noIiusks 10 A fins, hash
and subieeting the latter 10 pressure, the
liquid thus separated being evaporated to
semi solid. rich In rsgtrinsent easily IL
gostea. and valuable tonic for weak
atamaehs
The Juice of oysters and CLAIMS which In
the "shasklng houses f. usually drained
on and tarosn away, Is put up In a similar
fashion. after being concentrated By eyap-
grafton. Sometimes II is reduced 10 a sgiif
form, and pressed into cakes, "A two-ounce
tablet containing the nutritive ingredients
OF four quarts of fresh oyster faEge sues.
q tablet with the addition % fdsir quarts
or boiling water, Is guaranteed 10 yield a
gallon of real oyster soup 10 which IL de-
sired. a few az the natural maslissks fresh
from the shell may be added for ver.si-
Multitude
Extracts In large quantities are made
from soft CLAIMS at several points on tae
Massachusetts coast. the surplus Aquor
rum shucking houses furnishing The raw
material One asa to which these prenara.
TONS are put Is In the making OF 'iastsn-
taaeoSGs hos clam broth by dispensers OF
temperance drinks. Ordinarily water or
nstk Is added with pepper ard salt. the
result being very nutritious and paiata-
Die drink Although the product i$ of re-
eeEf introduction, sales have already
reached several thou&aui cases per year
and tae DEMAND II steadily Increasing. II
is a new f3oa. and The psiee Of it Is very
Reasonable. not exceeding si50 per gallon
Ia ;ins
Other brands OF clam extracts ara Oh
tanned from round er hard els ms which
are prepared as bypgosuct, incidentally
20 the canning ~ these fnnsluzts ,rha Ia.
ter are opened with a Knife and the
meats are mixed with disks Of white ,,ss
tatoes. onions ard other vegetables 20
make ehowdeT. the product being xYgft mn
In cars Meanwhile. ghr waste itsJor. con-
deEsesi by evaporation. ls posIred into glass
lars. which are snalei Dramatically. ana IL,
tats shape Il comes TO market table
spoonful IS sufficient. wish het watet add
ed. 90 make a cup az broth
The greatest value Of sheN.. new ideas
Hes IN the Tact FESat taev make tsse- Of fa5sf
materials hstNerfo regarded rs waste I'm
I'll very rs>csrstly Tbs egg= az fishes weye,
mostly thrown away. bas now they arr.
utilized In q variety of valuable WAYS
Sturgeon eggs SIRE saited in brine IN hs
F1li under TIRE name 81 caviar, ard II ~Jll
probably astenssh most p<rsot1s 70 learn
that &saa pounds of this ere4uef. worth
sfsatssa. are put NO annually IN the Tinted
States. Mal.st r0es ara sry~xaIteH or
raeklcsi al along the Atlantic shore from
North Carolina 20 f9ari5a and the Ysir9anss
eI TIE Northwest e05sss dry iafGe eyaufE-
sles e eggs - various Gshes, the produce
being hesa over W0tfi winter. whef, IL Is
pounded fsetverT1 stones and beaten with
wAl@T e 3 cream. o. else ssos.e3 with dried
b r~tee aG8 NEEDED iG wooden frames Eusa
r@Ass a fogs square and an sYoh thick.
Caviar ts made from sturgeon eggs salt
- FL sFtns. II sS<fhs r10ef cast5v product
~ +h< fssber5rs in this country. ara. while
targets Felsa'ei IS epsc,rss. 4 taste sor 4
fEart usually ee acquired IgnfH recently
ifs manufacture sas g7osogolized By th@
Gasssaes s1oSg a. Il l,eirx prepared ga the
NUl#a yiNsr aDi Caspian SKA ana Al the
present t5fsse 8 oeEss gssf9ss pounds or Il
aFe es asYs@& annually fTsra She dsrnIftnfss
81 fha ear Tbs &h2n5aaea Of ssurxaan
is fhe tnlgrs States lea - ;.e preparation
If rs& ST eu the Hs4sen river "a early As
fssa &geA secrecy attached ETs those Aays
&c fAs pgocfsss ~ Us manufacture and 50
sp5Esss 81 Xs@ ass s9ra9 i8asaN PAID ser IN
stFUetiAn in th@ method ~ TIE ssreRgat
tfrse. nn aeyoNnt 81 eFss high price az which
tsse srtsese s~esSz~Ss cents 20 2. s.sntx =
G<ua5~psesy Ies~aisgr IN America easre
SeueEt2n ss5sssa = being vigorously nsaest.
s~f on sfse Ieetaw& feaaals stasg<ssss 81
f0T Sic esesg, "a s}5e as gssseA as 81 - soszss~
t}-1es ofstz}rsy. sf3fa s s8nTse raeSEa
Tfse E%s@s caviar ia t}ge EHiEssg States IL
E~a8e troas tae rae q 'hs lake sturgeon
tAs eggs AstHg larger sh&n these n tha
sefassaa Ffver sgeecig@. decreasing scarcity
~ stwrsea's egss $50 tAs slgss price - sae