The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-15
THE EDIBLE SEA NOISES
ONE RESOURCE AGAINST A FAIL
INC FOOD SUPPLY.


that the time is not far oG when the
growing population OF the world VIII
pass the available food supply. bc.
comes less plausible every day
through the growth of our knowledge
respecting the possibility OF utilizing
the resources OF the sea. That the
amount OF fish food is iuCNhauStibic
has long been known Ii is now he
coming evident that i'm the humble
sea-weed humanity has store of
wholesome and palatable food which
Will equal any demand for centuries
yet to come In the last five years
considerable progress has been made
in the use of the alsae and other ,or.nS
of marine vegetation. Experiments
thus far have simply followed the
lines laid down by the peaSautry OF
Ireland and Scotland. Here from
time immemorial there has been "a
large use OF at least ten different
genera of Sea-noSSeS. which are usu-
ally summed up under the term Irish
moss The older ana hcttcr word is
dulse, which is an abbreviated form
from two Celtic words. meaning water
leaf. The most popular duIe. fI.
Kind found near CaraghD.u .
Waterford district of ireland
the name of the town I. ..
name OF the moss, "carrn
from this i'm turn thc ..-.-
for the mucilage. "clralD uH ~
is leading constituent tEr Irll
Next to carragheen air IEe CRAVE
dulse, the sand-dulsc. aud tur pepper.
dulsc or Nor,hern Ireland and West
ern Scotland. These contain mucilage.
and also small amounts of starch. di-
Gestible ccllulOSc. and an a1prcciablc
amount OF essential oil. The pepper
dulse OF Scotland, when carefully
dried ana stored has n pleasant, warm
flavor, which is supposed to be of
medicinal virtue.
In Iceland several varieties OF dulsc
are largely used by the people. and
are known as Iceland moss. The
mucilage is here mingled with small
percentage OF albumenoidS. which rem
der il a better food than the car
raShecn. During the first half of the
century Iceland moss was regarded as
specific for coughs and colds. and
large quantities were exported to
Great Britain and the United States.
Even to-day. in old fashionaed drug
stores and conservative confectionery
shops Iceland moss drops and Iceland
moss candy may be had for those
suffering from pulmonary troubles
Dulse in the British Isles is used i'm
four ways. The first is to eat il raw.
This practice is confined chiefly 10
the Irish proper Employed in this
manner, it is supposed TO purify the
blood and TO prevent fevcrs. The sec
ond mode is to dry il in the sun and
afterwards to boil it for long period.
either alone or with herbs. \ third is
to pickle il, and fourth is TO grind it,
boil, and extract the mucilage.
In the far East this class of plants
Is utilized on a much larger scale. The
Chinese, Koreans. Japanese. Siberians.
and even the Aleutcs consume vast
qualities. The Oldest use to which it
is put is TO cut ii up, boil and fcrment
the resulting liquor. 1t produces "a
mild beer OF rather Il pleasant aavor
and very slightly Intoxicating. The
japanese have given the matter great
thought ana have developed several
profitable industries upon thcscmosscs
as basis. In one, the MOSES are
cleaned, macerated rubbed through
sicvcS. and the resulting milky fluid
boiled down TO what they call vcyc-
table gelatin. 1t has been STYLED
marine pcctn by English and Amcri-
can officers and is referred TO I'm many
consular reports. 1t is put up i'm long
sticks like macaroni. and is translucent
white in tint brittle in texture. odor-
less, and always colorlcss i'm apprar-
ancc. 1t is used i'm made dishes.
desserts, and above all in CONNECTIONS
cry. In another industry the muciIag,
is extracted and put upon the market
IN small cakes which sell at about
the same price as starch-from one to
three cents q pound. Even at the first
figure. one cent, there lis "a reasonable
profit 90 the manufacturer
I'm The Imperial Book Upon Foods "
curious volume issued by the Chin
ESQ Government over forty mosscs and
sea Lchpns are recommended for food
purposes. and Instructions given ro.
speeding their preparation I'm general
they are washed so AIS to remove all
sand and shells. They are then cut
mp and stored When they are TO he
used they arc boiled for several hours
and strained. The hlrar. is not
thrown away. but is treated with ann.
uth': preparation again filtered. and
the liquid cNaporatcd. The first Hlua-