El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19

W TASHINGTON. D. c. Jan. 10
M Have you ever heard the in
side story Of how the Japan
csc conquered the Russians? They
did Il with fish The Russians were
meat eaters and their supplies in
Manchuria had to be brought for
more than 5000 miles over the Trans
siberian railroad The cars were
taxed 10 their utmost capacity and
still the soldiers went hungry.
The Japanese did their fighting on
fish. and they brought their food in
by the boatload. smoked, sailed and
fresh. They lived upon fish and rice
They had an emergency fish ration
about as big as a good sized banana
and Of much the same shape. It was
q gigantic tabloid Of brain and nerve
food, and with a few handfUls OF rice
il made meal for three or four men.
The soldiers could take it along in
their knapsacks or pockets, and il was
always ready for Use. This ration was
the bonito. one OF the most common
fish OF Japan In curing il the bones
were first taken out and the flesh
then could be shaped with the hands.
Il was cooked and smoked. after
which il was as hard as stone and so
dry that II would last for an indefi-
4AALE L4ult- II vas eaten Win rice or
shaved OF IN thin slices and made
into a soup. The Japanese used 1t in
all their campaigns and it formed a
large part Of their food supply.
People Urged to Eat Fish.
We shall send vast quantities of
dried, smoked ana canned fish to
Europe, but We can DO even more
good by increasing our fish diet here
ana sending more meat 70 the SOL
diers- With view to this end. the
food administration is advising every
one 10 eat more fish. and thereby to
let loose more OF the beef, mutton
and pork so much needed.
The bureau OF fisheries is sending
out S. o. ). calls TO the people, advis-
ing them what our fish supplies are
and offering recipes and directions as
10 how they may be used 10 advan-
tage- In connection with this IL is
inTesti eating many OF the fishes
found in cur waters and is adding
enormously to our sea food possibili-
ties. During the past week 7 have
had a long talk with Dr. Hugh II.
smith the United states mmISSfoner
Of fisheries. about these new fishes
ana how they viii affect the food
supply Of the nation. / have before
me. as ] write, can of whale beef, ]
ard 1 have Just gotten up from a |
whale stew This meat came from
an animal which gave the packers /
something like five tons Of sea food. 1
enough. at a quarter Of a pound to /
the person, TO supply 10000 people j
with g meat meal
Whale Meat Ike Beef
Whale meat IS not like fish meat. /
The whale is not a fish although il /
lives in the sea. Il is a mammal and 4
II belongs more TO such animals as /
cattle and other beasts which suckle /
their young. Its young are born
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their mother. in the shape Of milk. /
until they are old enough TO forage i
about FOR themselves
Whale meat. when cut from the
carcass, is red. Just like beef. The
Fat is white. and on the butchers 1
whale steak from beefsteak. When
cooked and canned IL looks like boiled 1
beef and that 7 have just eaten /
tastes much like beef stew or boeuf
Ia mode
much like beefsteak- It has been I
served at some Of the hotels and res
taurants Of the Pacific coast cities, I
and in the markets there has had a
ready sale at 10 cents per pound
have before me six special ways
Of cooking this meat They are fur
nished by 3 whaling company Of Bay
City, Ore One is for whale steak, an
other for whale stew and others for
praised whale and for curried whale
on toast. There are also recipes for
whale croQuettes 10 be made Of the
left over roast whale, and for a pot |
roast which requires four pounds Of
whale meat and should be simnered
slowly five hours Planked whale
steak was recently served at one Of
the leading hotels OF New York city.
II resembled young pig in texture and
taste. and those who ate Il said it
was palatable-
JapaneEe Are whale Eaters.
The japanese have been whale eat
FRS for years. and the Eskimos for
Shortly before the war
broke out the Germans began TO con-
slider whale meat as a food for their
and they have also imported
PROPOSES from Norway
The porpoise is the little cousin Of
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