The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
NOVEL TY AND VARIETY IN INTERESTING WJNTERFASF4ION

onion or both. was boiled with it to
vary the flavor. 4 small quantity Of
bicarbonatc Of soda added whfe tne
pot was boiling removed all the sea
rankness The water was changed
three or four times
when thoroughly boiled the weeds
were squeezed free of water chopped
fine and set away to get cold. when
wanted for serving the mass was placed
in frying pan in which a lump of
butter was melted. and brought to heat
all through well seasoned tho while
with salt and pepper. Served as a
vegetable in the form of fried eggplant.
! or az filling for toast sandwiches. IL
was an agreeable surprise to the palate.
IL had peculiar relishing flavor of It's
own. IL was also a satisfying garnish
Tor meats. and, seasoned for, the pur-
| pose. became an excellent filling for
| nangoes melons and peppers. From
! ms weed Mr. Nurrey made also. by
boiling tho fronds half an hour and
putting them through a course of brina
and vinegar picking. a pickle relish nm
eNcellcd for pungcncy and lasting
flavor.
I'm the way OF Ash unhcard of on
restaurant menus or for the family
table Tom Murrey utilized such incred-
| iole creatures az the shark tile star
fish, the razor clam and ;he horseshoe
crab. Most agreeable steaks lie pre-
| pared and served from the blue shark.
His boiled shark served cold with nav
! onnaise sauce, the diners being unaware
| OF what ii was. tickcd the palate OF the
Ichthyophagous club to great praise Of
II. Some said 1t was salmon. others
were sure 1t was veal. bu; none guessed
shark. Shark salad also made hit.
"Murrey had another way of prepar-
ing the shark that was fun of pleasant
surprises Parbo.lng the shark. he
gave it y four hour bath in oil vinegar.
pepper and salt. Draining Il. he baked
It in covered pan with butter and
bread crumbs. Then /, was boiled
while, separated into bi,s, which were
soaked in the oil bath again. Drained
from that. IL was mixed with hot sliced
POTATOES and plain salad dressing and
set aside To cool. Served. IL gave the
1chthyophaEiSts something pleasan. 20
talk about for days. In fact Murrcy
aid. tn" shark is good in many ways
except fried. II Is not good fried. The
sharks relative. the dopish is good too
In nearly all the ways the shark is
as for razor clans he said. they
would be- worth 30 cents apiece wi h
ordinary CLAIMS a, - cents hundre d
e they We're only scare. and people
knew now good they are. I'll" razor
clam makes the best l.squ" on" ever
ate. with the exception of tho s;arfsh,
which looks about as much Hike having
edible quality a. d crusSCut saw does
But 1t is u s:o-,. house Of ingredients FOR
r.1s ., 4,
cut It's nr-ers apart and bru>r thcm in
mortar to paste, having iirs; suakod
them all night in ,sh water. boil tht
p8S,. add soup stock ana. IN short
make Il as any intelligent ,o1k would
make bisquc that he knew he Wa,
going 20 have every reason To- leo more
than proud OF ana you VII have the
finest Favored thicl, soup in the world.
There are peop'" apentv who eat
snail- and pre- them highly as a dainty
mprs,l yet who would look incredible
ANA perhaps shocked, If angle worm,
were suggested To- them as sometime
good e. ga. Bu' Tom Murrcy mad.
q ,uo,hsomn d'sI ont Of them and dc
dared that 50 long as there were arGl,
worms 10 ne co. no person need nav,
fear ~ starving The way he pre-
pared for the lChthy0phlGous Club Thu
'a~' thing N III" world any one would
iluk Of a. something good TO ca. wa
,h.s; lie placed his collection % angl
worms in a fine sieve, ana put tn
,,rve in a pail. thre" inches from IN
bottom. then filled the pail with mill;
Leaving them in that milk bath - coup
81 days. they got rid Of heir earth m
ing. and Patterned ON the milk To tina
extent that they looked as big a. lea'
pencils. and were az white ms snow.
Removing them from their bath, n
washed them IN clean water, threw
hem on a board covered with 'our
and lot them w.Eg'e around in it unit
they were th.ckly covered with il. The
y. dropped them INTO kettl" of boil
.ue fat That killed them Instant!
and cr.spcd them to a turn. To serv
hem he placed them on a snowy nap
kin. gamishcd with parsley axd 10 n
eaten with drawn butter containing
little lemon iuic" and q dash Of Worces
t,rsn!rc sauce. Al frs; the IchthYopha
FISTS. even, were a littl" backward
~ ABOUT accepting tho daiu;ilv prepare