The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
NATURES DAINTIES.
CURIOUS ARTICLES OF FOOD That
ARE EJT LITTLE KNOWN.

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kh;nocer"s Meat Not ltn"ut Admirers
Lion Flesh Said t" ISs Good Eating.
:. ,,.os. p,,rcb ,rbo notiatf.oI1v ocm.
,,1,;,,nI - +hn .,r,~nnt.,nv ct,rn,l
i,"nf o,d ,,,,tton ..,d nI.,,,r fo,. rho
;,,,-a,,+;o,, of :, nav. ,,a.r InEnad rho
1,,,i;,I, Lfj1 If f,,n i ~ nyC.oLin"lr
1irrit,.G ono and many hrsi,,,s Punch
I,,.o ccn,oti,nnr v.iShrd tar y new
meat could be invented. But we dc
not take advanta" Of al tne dainties
which nature otie-S: it is not necessary
to invent Il new ln"at. bet simply TO
acquire courage tc taste anu cat hith
erto uncaten animals. birds and rep
tiles.
Tho cow ,hnG,, ~. yorio,r: fowls.
como and rSh fnrni,;h n rh,. items
Of thn y.,r;ors biIis Of care: indeed the
food of m. vast ~, iorif,. OF III. people
simply consists OF beef aaI mutton.
with occasional chanea,; to Pork and
fish. There are. however. n.any other
animals which. Dreiu;lice Apart. would
furnish just rs nonrishing AID tasty
and more novel food. Horse flesh IS
regarded with popular horror. but the
dislike is one si...pty founded on preJu
dice No doubt the flesh OF old. worn
out nags is neither very p;.Iatable OF
rOuriShing. But Il horse Which from
its birth is intended for food and fed
and cared for like an OK. supplies eX-
collent meat. 1t is much finer in flavor
than beef or mutton, and mHrh more
expensive. In Ha:!$ the restaurants
include horse beef in th"ll dallE
menus. IN England 1t IS sometimes
served at great feastS rs noVeitg.
and 10 shlllings a pound Is 'le usuai
price paid for 1t. Similarly. DONKEY
flesh is very good eating, provided II
is young. 4 donkey more 'lan elSnt
months old is not edible: IN taste II
IS Sa:a 10 'mucn reSeinoi% " tuahet I,
s;m;,i NM I,ne i+ITI tI,o - n,.;o M fn- don
-',.',, .n,. b,,t 49, h;@ dar,ard ,,.o,,,d of
.-,''.C. '.Cl;,,no ~no +,s - Mo flo.
-, IL. ~ l,o,.-o
a. 't4e - - .,' N -. - aton
.1SI'. <, ~. -. 80 .s.s -. t,ol
anu 'oiiS'4e'eu g = 3'e..' Ne-.N i
custom ana prejudice alone prevent
many really tasty ana common AM
mails being used tcr 1000. Or all AMI
mas the pig. Wlth ltS hlthy' SFoFelnS
nan,es ana looo' seems the u.ost uH'
hkeiy 10 De appreciated hE hHlhan oe'
ln&S. Yet the pig. whose name IS
SYNONYM lor an that IS low an' oeStlal'
Is eaten WITHOUT fepu@!.''lce-iias y
with relish: Charles Lamp wrote a
prose epic III praise oL i"a9. l'otN. -
Chilly Iau! VIII Stl anu eh''E io"s
poIh' out sne "oui' ScieaN! 'i-u si4ue'. :
Ger at the yer! icea oi eai!i.- d to'is
rat. Aet the rat Is a veSeta''an' ana
most cieanly IN us EapltS While no
hcuy can claim thaL Tor the !hS. KAT
pie IS great delicacF, ana was a
aish OF Whlch Tie hey: d "a. ooo'
Tie ceiepfateu Hitufai4st' was eA-
'ieiiiei' ionu
during the siege OF farls. ID ioi l.
the starving lEhaDltants ate up all the
ANIMALS IN the zoo. Elepn&nr ana
lion steaks and the flesh OF otler Wild
animals were eaten. and, though II
was 4 case Of Hobson's rhcIce-that
or none at all-the pariS:anS found
that they We're very palatlb,e. Even
now the GourmetS of Paris .:"ilGht IN
the flesh Of camelS. lions and ele-
plants. Camels flesh IS brought from
Algeria, and is said to be remarkably
Ike beef. 1t IS as tender as veal, ahC
tue -AAaos ~, teS'tu ~ do ,G' =: ~ -; 49,
uo"S. ne ao!ip oi " - 49,, ,,:,,,,n o1d
~ ~ " 'ii5 80. 80 St..t "De- t1"--'p 49,
i't - q ''"'N'' 'itetee"
IL the South OF france snakes are
sold. ready for cooking. under the
name OF hedge eels. FRANK fHckland'
the famous naturalist stated that ne
GAce MADE a hearty meal OIL Il Ooa con-
Strlctor' us H>Sh peiliS exc eull,S.s
Whl1e ana nrih' ana no. Utilize e"i ~ ~
taste. Fieo OF ste"eu rat''t sLahe -
very Ike eel. Whicn people eat Will
out quaim Oh stoiHach ol colscienee'
Lion flesh is said to be very good
eating. but tiger Is tough and Sinewy.
Nevertheless. the latter is eaten in In
din. as there is superstition that it
imparts strength and cunning to the
eater. Bears flesh is great favorite
il Germany, and smoked tongues and
hams are considered great dalcacles.
ON account Of the rarity OF Drhln, they
are expensive. S2usage-so dear TO
the Teutonic heart-and stomach-ls
also made with bear liver: - pounds
Of sausage can be made from a single
liver.
rho-n oonaorc to be considerable
d;,.o,.s;+,. of o,,;,;o, &c +o flo merits or
o,o,Ib.n.., 4oth IN InGio and Africo
r. ! . fararita dis, With H.. n,tives
l'r+ Eurone,n who has travelled
,n,1ch in Sfrica sors. ~ nav. tasted
o1onber+ ovor and ovnr om,ir II ia