The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-02
GAsTRoNOMIC NOTES.

| grown IL is fact that greater inflow Of fresh
water into the salt improves their condition and
| flavor II is supposed that streams swollen by
rains that empty into this bay contain food that is
| necessary to their fattening. On tho other hand
IL may come from the frcshening Of the salt water
as oysters at least acquire the appearance Of solid
| ity when they ore "noatcd" for several days in
| fresh water maintained at n certain temperature
This process is accomplished by either sinking the
| bivalves at the outlets Of streams by immcrsng
them in fresh water In boxes constructed specially
| for the purpose. A great many oysters that come
TO the New York market are subjected to the last
| mentioned treatment; hence frequent complaint Of
their lack Of flavor On account of the light rain
fall the edge Of the Great South Bay during the
| past summer the oysters grown there are not at
| this date in fine condition usual Ample
rains during the autumn will bring them UP to the
| normal standard OF excellence While the bivalyes
taken in this bay are not 6nc as usual in Shin
necock, a few miles to the eastward, where the
bottom and the character Of the water are the same
in the South Bay. the oysters able for
| high flavor and condition. They are so fat they
have the yellow tone of musses This may
be accounted for by the fact that the showers dur
ing the past summer took a course somewhat north
Of the centre Of Long Island and did not pass of
toward the until they reached the Shnnecock
Hills. from which flow the streams that find all
outlet in the bay Of that name; in consequence the
oysters Of that estuary have secured an advantage
that has been denied those OF the Great South Bay
A positive assertion that all oysters are better
following a drv summer ia evident,v the outcom.
Of inaccurate knowledge Those who live In
proximity to estuaries OF the sea where these hi
valves are grown In water that Is not excessively
salt. will sustain the contention that they are Of
superior quality following summer OF rains.
The cron M food boqies has beep ,nusu,llv
large during the present season both in This
country and abroad. Our native list includes
the theory advanced nv . pbvsician that The
prevalence of crime here is due to our large CON
sump,ion of meat FOREIGN critics have evai,sd
themselves of this statement on which thew Mac,
ahsolutc credence IN account for what thew call
orr .emotionalism superstition and ,ss,,css
ness In ENGLAND they have troubles NJ THAR
own A milk and cherry and a banana and
whiskev scare has caused great DISTRESS in that
country. The combination Of these Ingredients
had the approyal of ROYALTY They were ex
ceedinRly popular until their too copios se c,used
bowls of main In orise from ,pd's End 10 Jobn
o. Groa,s This offered an opportunitv IN the
manufacturers Of food boges 10 disclose mt only
the deadly character of each of the ingredients
Of these mixtures when taken upmixed bu, alec
the awful possibilities that they presented when
nv the announcement that , l,rr, ,urh,r -
persons in England were suffering fron, GAG.
trio disturbances and mysterious internal all
ments As the milk and cherry and wbiskev
and banana controversy had been by this time
exhausted. il occurred TO some ingenious ne,
son To fasten the blame on tho conner u,ensu.
used at summer resorts He knew enough Of
the subject 10 embitter the lives Of soournera
at these places and although proprietors offered
TO open TO inspection every saucepan in their
establishments the usual panic ensued and there
was general exodus of guests Before this
uneasy feeling could be calmed some fellow
recently returned from italy printed a borrid
story in which he described the cbances NJ de,tb
that confronted every eater of one of tho p,ost
popular of Italian dishes. ,isot,o ron ,,cc,Ui
one of the ing rodents of this concocton are small
birds. any songsters Of the field Their sl;ns
with the plumaee on are as valuable for ,rimmir,
bonnets az is their flesh for food and ,rseni,
is used for curing the skins. the Italians il 10
asserted neglect 10 wash their hands when they
truss the ca-casses for market with the rcsult
that consumers of these birds stand good chance
Of being poisoned by the drug. People who
are sensitive TO food bogies sbouId begin by ridding
| the world of flies To them NAV he attributed
the dissemination of cnteric disorders for .bich
other and innocent causes ara bs,d ,es,o,ssb,.
Acontributor TO A Maine newspaper has recently
enligh tened the Inhabitants Of that STATE in regard
ia eels He sneaks Of them ,s IL tbcy were ,ocen,
alimentarv discovery imnerfectly understood viii
in and con,paratiyely unknown outsid. NJ tho
limits of TINT commonwealth He tells how thew
arc coptured and how thew are shi,n.d in h.rroIs
after being skinned This will he n surnrise IN eel,
men Of other parts of the coast for no other fish
requires more careful packing for TRANSFORMATION
ns no other becomes rancid so ouicLIv unless
special precautions are emploved Ia Keen them
sweet Asthe Maine catch goes mainly IN Ros,op
where epicurean standards are not so bipb AZ they
are in New York. exc.pt in the matter Of beans
superior flavor is not essential 10 hapnincss The
writer also tells of how cells are cooked in Maine
n. saws that tbe,, are parbocd before beno fried
in order TO extract the oil with which thew are
they owe their speciar pala,abiIi,v and II II he
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