The evening times., 1900-05-05

lowed with success in Italy. Belgium has
been fortunate enough in establishing a
speciality. not only for the London market.
but also in Paris. with its petit poussin. -
for which restaurant keepers in both
places willingly pay IS cents apiece They
are ready for the table in six weeks. the
particular breed OF Flemish fowls which
furnishes these early maturing chickens
being known as the Bracket. which has long
been famous for its preeocity-
England IS credited with but a small
| production Of turkeys and in spite of the
supplies from the county Of Norfolk and.
more recently. from Ireland. impOrtatiOus
from abroad have increased enormously III
late years. as the liking for turkeys is
greatly on the increase in England. The
| British market is supplied primarily IRON
Italy and France. Canada and parts OF
eastern Europe ranking next NJ. de Lo-
verde does not mention the United States
as sending poultry to this market.
France exports annually 10000 turkeys.
while Italy exports from Coo. .000 to SO0,-
coo; but the birds from beyond the Alps
ind their way not only 10 London. but 10
Leipzig, Dresden, Frankfort, Berlin, ard
Hamburg. and they realize higher prices
IN those German towns than in Englan l.
During the last two or three years Canada
has made extraordinary efforts TO esI7b-
lish a turkey trade in England. the great
est care being bestowed upon the trans
pert in cold storage: but while these Ca
madam birds have no lack Of quality ard
easily attain the weight of twenty pounds.
IL is said the refrigeration they are sub
1eeted to does not improve the favor Of
the flesh.
Mr- de Loverdo has the following to say
regarding refrigeration of meat. etc:
But this complaint about refrigeration
is always, made in Great Britain. aa5
Judge from the statements Of ,hCse who
have made a fair honest. and unpreju-
diced trial with refrigerated meat thaL
chilled meat, as opposed 10 frozen meat is
all right if properly taken care of. if al
lowed to thaW' out slowly and not put
in the oven while cold. The general OBJ
lection to it here seems TO ne based
largely on prejudice and l believe the
consumer is not aware of the difersnce
provided the meat is not delivered cod
An acquaintance tells me thai. while in
Australia. he sent two lambs to friend :
here whom he knew would follow ais IN
structiOns. He tried to have them arrive
so that his friends could enjoy the novelty
OF spring lamb on Christmas day. Trev
were instructed - allow the carcasses To
hang so that they would warm slowly
and be at natural temperature when rut
In the oven. His friends Obeyed With
exdctness and reported that they never
enjoyed better lamb: SO that even f-ozen
meat can be used and enjoyed IL uroo,rIv
heated as of course all Australian meat
must be frozen in transport on account of
the great distance.
America, on the other hand. has an ad-
vantage in shorter distance: il can trans
port meat chilled aud not frozen. The
Sutcners here claim that in meat which
mas oeen frozen. the blood vessels are
lounu % 10 nave burst when the meat Is
meat brought to this market is sn... NV
the butehers-so great is the prejudice
against frozen" meat-as English meat.
but it can generally be told by the small
er bones, as we kill younger cattle wbiis
the poorer grades Of English meat arc