. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 357 The cockle, Cardium corbis, is also used to a limited extent by the whites; all of the above are eaten by the Indians, while Schizothcerus, which is certainly superior for tenderness and delicacy, g> closely approaching the ! best oysters in these re- spects, is not eaten by The whites in the immedi- ate neighborhood, though preferred by the Indians above all the others. I ex- cept the geoduck, for this species is not sufficiently abu
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 357 The cockle, Cardium corbis, is also used to a limited extent by the whites; all of the above are eaten by the Indians, while Schizothcerus, which is certainly superior for tenderness and delicacy, g> closely approaching the ! best oysters in these re- spects, is not eaten by The whites in the immedi- ate neighborhood, though preferred by the Indians above all the others. I ex- cept the geoduck, for this species is not sufficiently abundant to cut much of a figure as a constant source of supply. It is, however, a real delicacy, and, skill- J fully cooked, would com pletely puzzle persons who t tasted it for the first time » as to whether they were 5 eating fish, flesh, or fowl. The nearest guess that I have heard was by a person to whom I gave a piece, "that it tasted a little, perhaps, like nicely stewed crab," which hits the mark as nearly as possible. The proper way to cook geo- duck, or one way, is to par- boil thoroughly, then re- move the skin and cut in strips about one inch and a half wide by a third of I an inch thick, and fry the 1 same in batter, in very, very, hot salt-pork fat. I dare to say that parboiled, then stuffed and baked, or. the coast of California, especially at Bodega and thereabouts and San Die«-o It is more nearly like the Atlantic qnahang than it is to Mya armaria, which is becoming plentiful on the Pacific Coast, and is now the principal clam in San Francisco mar- ket. As heretofore stated by me in the American Naturalist, Mya is an introduced species, having been planted in San Francisco Bay with Atlantic oysters. Should California packers be able to compete with their eastern competitors the Saxidomi will furnish a good source of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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