Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03
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WHERE cAv1ARE COMES FROM.
The Sturgeon of Southeastern RUSSIA
Supplies the Best.

S0PRaASS
From Wide Awake Magazine
Ceyiare-that is, so-called caVlsTe-coin.'
from several countries and from many Vari-
etias Of fish. But real caviare comes only
from, Russia from the great sturgeon Oh i's
southeastern district.
THE mere word caviare has come 10 De
.,,,,or,,,,, with us for the extreme of luxury
II ts rather a surprise, therefore, 10 as
cover that it Is pretty nearly the stan VI
lifo among the Cossack tribes, VINO iidhe
the catching of sturgeon their winter occu-
patton oaa
The most generally eaten caviare Is mace
from the roe of the great sSurgeo -sn
which run up to Twenty-Five Ieet III lens.n
me sterlet a smaller kind when reaches
a length Of five rect, mas ha'ui"'
smaller supply of roe. ,oo,,.o q
1t is highly priced, however because -
"a from this fish that liquid cavlare is Ihauess
a delicacy that is never met with Idr oue "a
pvssia since IL is very lightly salted anu
,,iu NOT keep A little finds Its way 10 FER
SO and the table of the khedive, but even
in Russia II is rarely to be seen eAcep' q"
the cars table or in court clreies. ..,
naI,a caviare YOU must first eaten
,our sturgeon, and though this may De
dome in summer caviare making Is d ~
ter industry, and the prlnclpal par VI ~
NsbinC takes place in severe "ed'hel.
country through which the sturgeon Sleio
ing rivers flow consists of large plains cos 5
cred for many months deep III sno% s,arv
swept by bitter winds Here, ia - % s,,h
wastes live thousands of Russians Who SUI
So almost entirely on the fish they calch.
The traveller will find wide anu Ho -
river dotted with crowds or men. Du' ~
are fishing In way that Is oise'ics Sod
20 most travellers. for their lines are PASS So
through the holes in the Ice on WHICH WV
stand. "a .bo sturgeon
are very plentiful-the capt s,rs, t,had Win
he hole and dlSpdICHcu WIN
stIcks which each man carries Great cary
are In waitin to transport the syn ,i " nS
sheds where the fish are either Iet n "
their valuable cargo OF eggs ioftilwl' -. % a,i
dispatched 10 the maihSe "
a" I,11-Id Ware Is prepared with finest SAT-
In the proportion of from 10 pei a.
and fetches very hsh PiiNe'
known as ikra. s ,,,,.r hrIna
The pressed variety is mace WIN VI
tho roe being rubbed with WOODEN spu ,.ni
Though sleeves, SO as 10 seSuIe lne ;o,,id
OF All ngaments from the hsh eggs. L 1 III
caxiana ia packed in bottles with ice Al III
6oxes. but the pressed is squeezeo win o oie
greatest force into canvas bags SniiI 50.
OF II are submitted to the Iore ,ba9 ou the
slons OF a powerful press 50 ina"
brine shall be extracted. =, Aor.a,s
linad with cloths and it known as seINIetlo
caviare, while that whlch IS eoLl ia ore
haSs is known In the trade as sack CAVIAR
packed in either way IL Will staho any
smount of transport. Warsaw has pecoine
the principal market for this commonly
with western Europe. ,,, annually
v,ora tban 5000 coo pounds OF cavlare. Oihy
OnOOCO pounds of this is in liquid form
The nutritiye quality of cavlare is hol
generally appreciated. 1t Is rich IN hisrose s,
and fat. besides including sea SAT- ana MIN
eral components .ou,,v,,e, effect
n has a stimulating and energlzlns ehSe1
on the stomach Russians value II sfeatis,
and Il is said never 10 De aoseh' Ai'i'A ~
czar table. - - 49, ,r,narial
family ia the enforced tribute OF the Cos
sacks who before they may reap the P ioiiN
Of their own industry must supply lne 41I.aie
Father with eleven tons OF tne pest' 10 P ~
vide this amount OF caNiaie '''0V
must be caught $500 a.
certain amount of caviare comes 10
ENGLAND. France and Germany put not
much A good deal OF that which we eat 10
.sroada in Germany" from the common stur-
s,anr and sent OF from Hamburg as real
Russian" Another kind of caviare is mace
from the roes of pike and carp, IL is COZ
ored red and is known as the Jews caNr
are" -. - or,,
which Is very palatable, being more delcate
+han the Russian. For this the Dream Ahe
pike the perch and countless other MS. con ).
tribute their eggs. Norway, 100 MAKES
mock caviare which has only a local III
terest. - ,.i.,, l.
making caviare also, but for many reasons
Russian caviare commands the market
Formerly the sturgeon hshers added 70
.bair nrofit by the sale of the air bladder of
the surgeons for making lsinSiass, ana
Russia was for long time the only couH-
try supplying this commodity. MODERN ne
cossities. however, nave lea 10 th,s prs sa
ing apparatus being appropriated from
other ash than the sturgeon, so the trade
has declined.