Show FROGS AND ann syliia SyA yia IIA paris ig is perhaps the only cit eity city in the world where a man can dine from a few sous to almost any sum of money during a long residence in the capital pf af civilization my gastronomic experience had ranged from a supper in the grand seize to a dinner at eleven sous in the rue bue ste anne I 1 had eaten snails at a restaurant in the rue hue de valois and horse flesh in a low wine shop at the barrierie Barri erre fontainebleau but the renowned frog one of the greatest delicacies of french cookery wai was for a long time timp a stranger to my palate in the days of pitt and castlereagh Castle reagh when three bottle men flourished in english society and when duels were lnore frequent than they are naw a days englishmen firmly believed that frogs and snails were eaten by their neighbors across the channel as us roast beef in england but now when a man can breakfast in london and dine and alp sip his cup up of coffee on the boulevard boule bouie vardon egli ebil theA the evening of the same day our fellow ellow fi coup not aymen perceive that the french do oki obi live jive exclusively on frogs and snails and the ordinary visitor to paris pris although he hb may read in jT dUgnani that several sevel al tons of horse flesh are bold sold there for human nood food every year Js a so occupied in sightseeing that edom comes corned across neross q boucherie bouc heriG cl d cneal hoal hoat and rare rate 1 ly ily or never mets met ewh with frog exposed ivorgale ifor for gaie gale still if f he hd would take a stroll in iu the halles hailes early in tho the I 1 morning mor mot ning while the tho alsatian alsabti 4 are sweeping the with their long birgh birch brooms and the market carts are aro their rounds rounda he will final find hun auti boing soing reds of frogs hind legs gon upon skewers in the same manner as larks and boxes upon lupon boxes of snails all ready for the hands of the chef one summer after afternoon noon w while hille hilie fille strolling through the delightful gla gia glades ades of the forest of I 1 came upon a colony of frogs frogg in a rocky pond and stood for somo some time in silence by the edge of the water contemplating ting the beauties b of the surrounding scene the varied shade of the forest the deep blue sky and snowy clouds the luxuriant display of mossen covered stones the lovely sunlit colors formed together an exquisite picture of sylvan repose that had well earned for the little marsh the surname surname of the mare blare aux fees of rod any sort of line witha couple of small fishhooks fish hooks baited with red ned flannel is all that ia Is required to catch the cunn ingest of frogs and the angler has only to cause his bis bait to behave like a bold boid bolland and active insect to ensure success th the e country girls in their snowwhite snow white waite caps and 1 colored handkerchiefs were busy at af work with fishing roda rode and the tib continue leq whipping pf af the water tempting the pool to 0 the surface every j moment baw saw a fresh head protruded above the weeds i A hungry legion danced attendance 6 upon each lin line an and id heedless of example paid in rapid succession the penalty of having been en dowed with so little sense but the hook did not always strike and the frog relinquishing the treacherous flannel was landed high and dry dis bu but still upon the grassy bank A sharp and J terrible hunt ensued and A a little fr frenchman scan scampered off in pursuit with all the activity his short legs would permit coming to grief tes quely over a hillock to the great diversion of the country girls caught at tt last give gives 4 one despairing croak on being consigned to the basket where a large number of friends in misfortune are ready to hall his advent altha with a vigorous jump the peasantry ry eatch catch tham them in sarge jarge iare lare quantities at night by m means eans of a lantern an tern placed potta prank GD tark rauk 1 which is pushed into the waters the he frogs attracted by the light jumil upon the plank lank and pud are aro immediately captured green frogs which kne ire wre are the only ones at nit fit for forwood food are eaten in large numbers in ha the south of europe and aro are found in fix both running and stagnant wate waters ra the paris halles hallos are principally supplied from in belgium where the frogs are caught at night with nets and and hooks baited batted with worms they are sold by auction in the fish mar market ilet liet about 25 francs franes the thousand the hind legs 4 are usually stewed t e wed in in white sauce gauce and bear a resemblance je ambiance in taste to the wing of a hicken chicken the fore legs and liver are used for soups snails are gathered off the vines b by the peasantry in the wine districts an and are sent up in cases and wicker baskets to the paris halles hallos where they are sold by auction like frogs in the fish market they generally fetch about 7 francs 50 centimes cen times the thousand and are purchased by people who make it their business to prepare them for the restaurants and there are numerous establishments in the neighborhood of the halles where as many ass as seven beven evenor or eight thousand snails are prepared daily during the winter months they are killed by be being ang placed in scalding water and after being removed from their shells by the aid of a stout piece of wire are ure thrown into an immense copper and boiled for three ahree quarters of an hour in a mixture composed of water vinegar salt and herbs they are then replaced in their shells the mouths of which are closed with butter and parsley and are ready for sale to prepare them for the table it suffices to place them in the fry inghan for a few minutes 1 with a small piece of butter and without removing them from their shells they are retailed at lat the wine shops and charca tiers at 30 and 40 centimes cen times the dozen once onee a week |