The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-09
y BY LENo OSBORNE,
Supervisor Home Economics, Okla
= homa City High School.

Supervisor Home Economics, Okla
= homa City High School.
From all accounts to date We have
been overlooking something very fine
As some folk nigh, saw we have
been Overlooking mighty good
bet"
Anyway this article contains news
A-news so good for our pockctbooks
and Our stomaohs that | can hardly
write fast enough 10 pu, il down.
We can all have guinea for din
her next Sunday-roast guinea
smothered guinea, Sau,c guinea.
stewed guinea. guinea with dumping
guinea any way You like it--and
pl. for such a little bit of money
compared to the price oi other fowls.
Cheaper Fowl.
Now when | tell YOU that YOU can
buy on the market dressed bird
weighing anywhere from three and
Une-half pounds, up TO four pounds,
for from fifty cents to sixty cents,
you are, almost, going TO doub, my
word. Blu, read NE food specials
listed, or go down TO some OF the
stores and see for Yourself.
Many will1say as did, "You
mean fifty and sixty cent, per pound.
don't your" But it isn't, its the bird
for that price.
A friend called me some days ago
and in talking spoke Of the lovely
baked guinea she had for Sunday
iinner.
I'VE like Il better than chicken, and
II is ever. so much cheaper" she said.
Then she told me the price, and how
she had been going TO little produce
house and getting guneas and that
they were not on the regular market.
That sounded iunny-anything as
good and as cheap as Sic said gui-
uea was-and not on the market.
Which was the case as ! found by
phoning several places.
The proprietor Of the small prod.
Nce and poultry house said he had a
few customers who came regularly
for them, but in general there was ne
call for them
The manager OF one of tho large
packing plan,s--poul,ry department
said that the people OF this town had
either been neglected in their training
As to the finene3 OF the meat of the
guinea, or the locality had something
10 do with the indifference shown to.
ward II. He made the statement tina,
the plant shipped them north by the
carload, that dining cars and large
hotels bough, them as fast a. they
could get them, and guinea were
served almost exclusively in the
courses labeled game on these
menus
Is Game Meat
And herein may be one OF tho rea-
sons that guinea has not been called
for more generally x game
meat, and there are many people OF
the south who have not learned 10
enjoy the flavor OF game mpat
Northern and western people arc
great lovers ct that wild taste that
game meat has and VIII set aside
1nost any other kind for iI
The guinea, do YOU recall it tho
speckled, small-headcd. long bodied
fowl, that runs never walks-around
the farm lots saving "potfack-pol-
terrack" almost continually? They
are one OF the Wild game birds o
,Africa-domesticated BY us, thoug
folk on farms who have tried T.
raise them as any othe, fowl. say i
can't be done There are many o
their wild ways that they never ior
get. AS soon a. they are haichc.
and able TO get about, they are sell
supporting. They do simply "rur
wild" and give the owner very lit
tie trouble as TO care
They are raised principally ior
their meat, which is fine grained. a
dark in color as that OF a prair,,
chicken. and of wild flavor
Their eggs are no, aS good as hen
cep--"a little strong.
In a few, weeks the guinc.
broilers will be ready for the mar
ket." said the packing plant man
And il will be shame for them I,
have 10 be shipped up north wher
they are such fine eating for US righ
here at home
Will Be "rosen.
The puineas that will be on IN,