New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-11-28

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IIday properly after the Yankee fash
"a IL America 40. TThough not gener.
ally known, the island possesses III IT'S
native fauna the reQulsite resources
D Z tor the festaI ands, aIld if the ter
were there ne would not ask Tor q
better bill of fare than he could pro
vide if he were flowed free range Of
forest and shore. 10 begin with. III
|sthongh there 81 very little game IN
Porto Rico (such has been the sharp
comp ton Cor q mere living among
the wretched inha bitantsD, there Isl:
enough to- satisfy tile ord mary sports
man who knows where tO look for It.
There are no Wild turkeys, to- be sure,
but there are some that have run wild
/ from the farm and are what are known
las .payos del monte, Z OF domestic
fowls that have floWn the coop md
turned Injun. ''ss8 They are not SO large
!, ass our native turkeys and are rather
disposed to be skinny, but their flavor
.is good, and, IL they h6yeN been feeding
on the seeds of certain palms and
shrubs. constitute a food fit for any one
& to eat
| Then there are the wild guinea fowl
occasionally found IN the jungles along
the rivers, where they have left the
farms and taken to the bush There
/ Is nothing on earth more delicious Of
/ the fowl kind than nice tender pullet
i that has raised itself on what 1t could
pick up In the woods and pastures
without having been made tough and
rank from being oyerhunted. J; 5 4s
f So there are two kinds OF meat ind g-
enous to the island which If we were
| there we could have for our Thanks
{ giving dinner If you want another
why there is the armad illo. which is.
not SO very bad if cooked in its shell
/ and served up in its own sauce. It
takes native cook, though. to proper.
lily prepare the aImadilIo aud remove
| from the flesh that distinctly earthly
smell it has acquired through life
time Of digging in the ground.
Iss Then, again. if one Is not too fastid-
sious, he can find q delicious tidbit IN
| the quaillike flesh Of the iguana This
i is a sort of land lizard. which attains
Ito the length of five or six feet and
looks SO much like a good old fashioned
dragon. such as the Chinese are wont
! to depict in their arts. that one might
have qualms about eating It. The
meat Is tender, like young chickens,
and. except for its musky odor, like
that Of the alligator. 1t might be taken
for chicken if properly served. IL used,
however, have it stewed and as muci,
as possible disguised by the addition
Of vegetables. otherwise it might be
taken for what Sir Walter Raleigh
called it Once-.t'a verie uglie serpent"
sS Now and then among the sea grapes
on shore or in the hill copses may be
found a species Of pigeon and wood
dove, the former quite abundant in
adjacent islands and the latter resem-
Dnng'a partridge. Either or both these
would be very nice broiled on toast
and served as side dishes. provided
they can be obtained. The old recipe
Of first catch your hare of course
are no hares or even rabbits wild in
Porto Rico the application may be
made to the doves and pigeons.
But, assuming that one Of them be
found, there will be four Kinds of meat,
including the iguana, or three without
it. Betaking ourselves to the rivers we
shall find most delicious crayfsh there
by turning over the stones and rocks.
which are called "'camarones.' BY
whatever name they are called they
will go well either in a salad or served
up by their own sweet selves, with a
dash of lime juice, a pinch Of pepper
and just a breath of redhot "chili" tsN
" There are fish in the rivers also, and
! better in the sea, such as red snapper
Il groIper, etc. But the natigess rely
more upon the bacalao.'' CT ,'Cas}.
Cod turkey brought to their shores
/ in Yankee sclooners. than upon the
catches Of their, friends at Ponce and
Aguadilla. s..... Il h Il sss s@ss{s s,
e. But the above will comprise the vi
tSands forsH~natiye Thanksgiving dinner,
to which may be aided such vegeta-
! bles and fruits as the island can raise,
(which means more than one can eat at
q sitting. These are, for vegetables,
/ sweet potatoes, eddoes, vans and plan
Staihs;; for fruits, pineapples, guayas,.
1 bananas. oranges. sapadillas. custard
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