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Filet, Pickled w. aromatics cut in slices, sautéd w. sauce highly sea. Pepper sa. Robert sa., etc. BAMBOO CHRYSALIS Certain Chrysalides are edible. For the Chinese it is considered a very choice dish. Before becoming a butterfly, the insect is in a state of chrysalide. The Chinese put the chrysalides in boiling water, and take off Bambou Chrysalis the shell in such a manner that the chrysalide is not touched. They are then put in a sauce poulette. When the blossoms come on the bamboo plant, there is pro¬ duced a curious phenomenon. A great number of white worms come out from the marrow of the stems. These chenilles contain an exquisite soft white substance which resembles a thick cream. Take the head off of — 171 -- , i; ' • •' a the body and at the same time the intestinal tube, then eat the cream that is enveloped in the contents. BISON AND BUFFALO Canadian style. Sliced hump put in brine 4 days, smoked w. savory herbs, when dry pound very fine and mix w. bison fat, ready for soup or sandwich, etc. Steaks can be cut from fresh bison meat. BUFFALO The only part of the buffalo edible is the snout. Cooked the same as calf’s head, highly condimented w. divers sa. highly seasoned. CAMEL AND DROMEDARY • The hump is the best part of the camel. See Veal. Kernel. Braised w. little curry, stewed w. camel stomach mixed w. sweet potatoes, green wheat or rice, sea. and little water smothered. Foot of dromedary vinaigrette sauce scalded, cooked same as calf’s feet. CASTOR The meat of castor has a very strong flavor. Pickle before using. Make stew highly seasoned. DOG For a long time the Chinese ate a special dog w. black palate and without hair. Berlin opened a dog butchery before the beginning of the war. Cook the same as lamb stew broiled or roasted. ELEPHANT 4 The Troglodyte people live only on elephant meat, the trump and foot being mostly used. (S’ee camel for preparation.) — 172 — DIVERS EXOTIC DISHES GRASSHOPPER OR LOCUST (Sauterelle) , Jean-Baptiste when on the desert lived on grasshoppers before the coming of the Messiah. The disgust that people have for the grasshopper is a false prejudice. They live only upon leaves, plants and fresh herbs.. The grasshopper is cleaner in its eat¬ ing than the hog, that everybody likes. Let us hope that the new countries in Africa will bring us some new recipes. SALTED LOCUST (Sauterelles Salees) Cook in pickled brine highly seasoned. Refresh in cold water, pick same as shrimps. ROAST LOCUST (Sauterelles Roties) Put the locusts on a red hot metal plate, cook and keep stirring all the time. When cold, take off head, wings and tail, eat same as shrimps. Roasted locusts pounded fine, make excellent mush and cake. Salted locusts, can be conserved in a jar, covered with mutton grease. HIPPOPOTAMUS The native people of Capetown consider the meat of the hippopotamus excellent. It is boiled or roasted the same as beef. The fat is used in the place of butter. HORSEMEAT