The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
ny RUTLEDGE RUTHERFORD.

TN the matter Of food Supply-an
all important consideration in time
i of war Russia has many advan-
tagcs over her warning friends and
foes.
Food conditions in Russia are quite
the opposite of what they are in Ger.
many and England, which are so de.
pendent on the outside wurld that they
are now in fear Of having their food
supply cut off. Double the combined
territory of the United States and all
its possessions. and then it will still
fail to equal the vast territory of Russia.
The population is about 10000, 900.
Russia pr duCcs about 80. 900 900
bushels more wheat a year than the
United States. In the other cereals, in
live stock production in fisheries,
poultry fruits ana garden Produce the
Cars mighty realm is prominently a
land of plenty. Not only is Russia GA .
pable of producing enough for her own
sustenance hut in time of peace her
farms and Fisheries contribute to the
menus of every civil''od land
The Russian poultry expectations are
enormous, and Russian caviar is de.
mandcd 10y good livcrs everywhere.
American importatiuns from Russia
amount to nearly 100000 900 "A year,
most of which is for food products. The
pastures of the TRIAL produce beef that
tastes like Venlson, ana the oak forests
on the border Of Galcia are noted for
the excellence of their pork products.
Nowhere else the world is such
excellent pork found as in Russia The
finest is found in Moscow in the far
famed Moscow cold boiled sucking pig.
The little animal is f,l entirely ON
cream from the day of its birth. Its
flesh is exceedingly white and deliciously
Favored. \ thick cream is served with
II, the kind of cream that is so gem
orally used as a sauce in Russia 1t
is pure cream with pungent. appetiz-
ing taste which it would he sacrilege to
call sour. Horseradish sauce also Is
served with the pig.
Scarcely less dclectablc is the cold
boiled beef which also is nearly snow
white. These two meats, the pig and
the beef, have no equals in the epi-
curean world, and they are to he found
only IN Russia.
Russia's cuisine is broad and varied
From the Arctic come splendid salmon
and other fishes and wild game. ON
the sunny side of the Caucasus tropical
fruits are grown-olives, figs, oranges
citrons, plneapples, pears. peaches and
superlative grapes. The Cars estates
In the Caucasus contain the imperial
vineyards from which are obtained the
rare red and white wines served at the
Toy al palace.
Honey with the rare flavor ~ the
wild product comes from queer look
Ing bechivcs, sections of followed logs
roofed over, which are seen in many
rural districts, Fishes of the sturgeon
FAMILY supply the world with it's finest
caviar, The best is the sailed roe of
the sttrl"t, species of sturgeon in
habitlng the Nolga River and the Black
sea tn" hansen ana funny also sup
ply 'arS" quantities. The centre of the
caviar trade is At Astrakhan ON the
Nu'Ha 'h"r important fisheries are
on Inc River Don and the Sea of AZuy.
An oil extracted from suntiowcr seeds
~ extensively used in eastern Russia
~ the plac" Of butter The suntiowcr
- ,u'lNal"d In the Government of Sar-
atol solely for It's seeds. Tea MAN
tatIonS have been established south If
ia't'E"'sk, IN" Monte carlo of the
southern Caucasus. y favorite fruit is
the mangustccn, about the size az a
small apple, brought from the East
Indies.