Show lj R g MR a f 1 2 VC S cooking locusts in the philippines Prepa prepared by the national society washington D C Q ser ice ROG legs once almost nn an exclusive FROG fare tidbit of gallic peoples are adorning many american dinner tables sixty million frog legs are consumed la in new york city annually chicago Clil cago also proves that frog leg eating Is becoming Amerl canese for more than thir ty six million were eaten in that city last year san francisco palates were tickled by more than sixteen million frog legs new orleans ate slightly more and los angeles slightly less in fact frog legs have become so popular that a new industry frog ranching has bas come into american industrial life california has no native frogs but ranchers have seen to it that many pairs have been imported from louisiana to habilitate synthetic frog lakes and I 1 marshes the frogs entry on american menus recalls many strange foods of the world in the markets of the united states where frog legs may be purchased the housewife may buy a fresh marsh rabbit which before trapping and skinning was none other than a muskrat for two centuries a town in massachusetts has supported a seaweed irish moss industry irish moss is torn from new england rocks rock s and Is used in making blakeman bla blancmange neman ge and many other puddings there are some edible seaweeds from which are extracted ingredients tor for american ice creams jellies pastries cereal foods and salads while in japan the weeds are boiled with rice and strips of meat and placed in a popular sandwich called sushi the japanese cultivate seaweed and in tokyo bay the farmers employ more than people raw haw monkey brains on the halt half skull pigskins pig skins and birds nest soup and pickled water beetles are eaten in china silkworms are eaten after the cocoon has been unwound horses donkeys and camels after they have lost their usefulness as beasts of burden are cOns consumed umeO ty ily some asiatic tribes caterpillars frogs and snails are relished rhen obtainable water illy bulbs make delectable oriental desserts the bulbs are often call called edwater water chestnuts their nutritive value Is compared with that of tapioca old eggs liked in china chinese enjoy eggs whose owners have long forgotten their age the orientals orient als claim they lend a somewhat taste to oriental soups coups jellyfish also are relished along the asiatic seaboard at japanese inns the traveler is told that bombay duck can he be had at a reasonable price the hungry customer visions a tat fat fowl but the waiter brings in pieces of smoked fish about two inches long and as thin as a dime more raw than cooked fich Is eaten by japanese raw baby octo auses are particularly popular japanese limburger is not a cheese but a japanese pickled diakon or long white radish koreans like many orient oriental als live mostly on rice they cook their seaweed tn in oil and serve it with slices of red peppers B R kind of sauerkraut Is a favorite korean dish to the north the natives of relish the tongues and the marrow of the bones of reindeer but the piece de resistance Is the meat of unborn fawns from the stomach of the reindeer the natives obtain their greens half balf digested balls of moss A popular native dish is reindeer sausage which has been surrounded by dough and dropped into boiling water on the lower end of the peninsula where salmon are plentiful dishes of boiled fish eyes are considered a delicacy some inhabitants of asia alenor prefer sheep eyes eel Is a popular dish new guinea natives tind find china a good market for sharks fins from which the celestials Celesti als make a delectable soup and also for beche de mers mer a large sea slug found in south pacific waters the new guinea natives are fond of the pith of sago palms potatoes and bananas and dog snake and lizard flesh vie with that of the pig the womenfolk gather beetles grubs and larvae from trees to grace the festive board eel meals are as popular among japanese as are maryland chicken dinners in baltimore in some japanese cities eel houses are nearly as numerous as welner stands at a county fair when the enters ter an eel house he Is led to a large tub of live eels he makes his choice of the wriggling creatures it Is speared split along the back cut into small pieces and with soy sauce Is cooked over a charcoal fire perhaps few people live as close to nature hs as the pygmies of the belgian congo tender roots are staples but birds small game rodents or caterpillars are not objectionable tlona tio ble in addition to many viands on the pygmy bill of fare the madagascar natives eat a species of spider silkworms grasshoppers and dried locusts when a cloud of locusts settles on a crop a sufficient number lumber of them are collected to offset the loss of food which the insects consume every good native mada madagascan ase housewife has in reserve a s supply P Y of dried locusts to sustain the family a in times of famine grasshopper soup Is a notten tot dish of merit arabs make a flour fl dur of 0 the dried insects yak tak cheese Is a staple in the mull kingdom of western china and would not be objectionable to the western traveler if it were not for the numerous yak hairs in the substance on the lie table of the corsican a traveler might see half of the head bend of a I 1 lamb amb with tongue cheek and brain in place about the time the american appetite Is whetted for thanksgiving turkey corsican fishermen are catching eels for home consumption and for shipment to nice and naples where they are a delicacy A diner in a restaurant in spree wald ivald germany whose order does not include include eels will draw it curious glance from native patrons there eels cucumbers and cherry pie are national dishes truffles fles of france the alie varied bill of fare of the frenchman includes fole gras a paste of fatty goose livers alvers lies fles are rare delicacies french farmers are frequently seen leading their pig and dog truffle sniff ers over the fields truffles fles are small round blackish gray fungi which usually are found about six inches below the surface of the earth when the sniffer locates a truffle he tries to uproot it when near the choice morsel his waster master strikes him sharply on the nose with a stick and completes the dig digging ing later the animal Is I 1 rewarded by the rough trimmings of the truffle with a view to keeping his truffle scent keen basques about bilboa spain relish white transparent worms about two inches long they are fried tn in oil and are served hot one unusual meat Is served not far from the he american border the indians of mexico prefer iguana flesh to chicken the appearance in the markets of the green lizard like body be decked with a crest of spines running down to a long al ligator like tall dulls the appetite of the hungry alien shopper crocodile meat Is good food in africa and southern negroes enjoy the tails of the reptiles meat bleat of 0 sharks from temperate and tropical waters has a good market tn in africa and aad also on the maine mala peninsula while the great arctic shark Is a native food of greenland europe takes its snail industry seriously snail harvesting begins in june of each year when whole families desert their homes to beat the hushes bushes in the alps near the franco swiss frontier like oysters snails should be eaten only in the he ill H months of the hie year so BO ninny of the collected snails are taken to snail farms nod and fed u up P on vege vegetables vegetates ond and many varieties of green leaves for marketing |