The Keota news., 1922-04-28
FOOD, IN tvAR|ETY
Nature Liberal In Furnishing
Sustenance.
Putting Prejudice Aside. There Weo'e
Sssm 70 - Ne Need Tor wan
dsrss Ever 70 Suffer the Psnes
Of Hunger.

While one can live ON a very iifi,'
itej diet, there is variety Wide
enough 10 satisfy the most rStrrfa-
CANT taste. II il but a matter OF reach
Ing those countries where these foasis
arc prepared in their most pleasing
manner. A writer in the Detroit fr-c
Press tells Of The scoiuek. the largest
clam In the world. Geoiuck-his real
name IL Giye~rinus-eomfori nils
= bush~i basket and has deeply seal
iopesl. decorative she'll which ~nens~s
enough clam meat To feed ten men.
Tho deeps-a English and Pacific
crabs s.c in G~oiack's class for sis-.
weighing from seven 10 twelve pounds
each. Tho meat il Of coarse texture.
but sweet. with havor that is cross
bcsw e~n tho lobster snd shrimp. They
srv usually served In their own shells
as . S~niiop or salad. sutisei~nt foe six
or more people.
Elephants feet picked in vinegar.
spirvs. cayenne pepper. lemon nnd
onion juice for several days. ihrS
roasted. arr considered = great deli
esey In c~yioa. Africa aud parts OF
India.
Mx.gnmc hunters say that iioaS
meat il equal To veai In taste and i~x.
Suee. and most ut us arc willing tn
take their woesi foe IL sas leave roast
lion Oh our menu.
uippopotamus steaks srv cuaSia.
ssed IN ep,cusvsa treat. The fat meat
smoked. makes an excellent bacon. and
The fat servcs - butter after being
carefully tried out. ssrained and sitxht.
u salted. wh~n NO realize this sni'
NAL lives upoa much the same food.
oaly more Of Il. that = COW do~s. Il II
reasonable to suppose that ite meat
would ~ wholesome.
The kangnrno's tail II tho only deco.
sstise feature. - ~cii ~ edible poe.
sSou. Of the animal. The tail comes 10
market canned. The can is put into
boiling water long enough 10 melt The
3c,iyiike gravy. which IL ihca poured
Oh and has added to II high season.
Ing. Q wiacsiassfui Of port aud siixht
thickenins. The meat - then added
and when sii II hot Il ID turned over
toasted croutoas and snruishsd with
fried sweet potatoes.
In South Honduras baked monkey II
among the desired dslnties. and IL
Csyloa II IL served dissuised In Q bed
of rice well curricd. Living On nuts
and fruits rarely coming to the
sround. the monkey meat II considered
more delicate than chicken. Flying
squirrel n cooked the same ~ monkey.
Prairie dog II . good and tender
moesel when rpasted-that II. II one
can forget the dog and believe what
the hunters say who have eaten Il.
Hedschogs. stewed In milk or roast.
ed after being stuffed with . savory
stufang made partly Of their own fat
chopped nne. are the dclicscy Of many
q lumber camp.
The cavy or guinea pig Il . delicious
food that docs not seem TO enter into
our market scheme of things, though Il
may he cooked In any of the ways sus.
gestcd for rabbit cookery.
walrus meat stands between the
Arctic explorer and death. and choice
favors the walrus usually. and there II
always enough Of II. which may be 4
consideration under such circum.
stances.
The peacock might we'll divide hon.
ors with the turkey n II were not for
It's bad disposition and solitary habits,
which makes II not worth The fancler's
time to bother with II. II has been
served at many famous banquets,
stuffed and roasted. then deckesl In its