. Eggs: facts and fancies about them. Eggs; Cookery (Eggs). QUEER EGGS. 103. QUEER EGGS. HE Hottentot makes a soup of locust eggs, and in Siam ants' eggs are served with curry. Eggs of reptiles, those of the lizard, boa con- strictor, crocodile, alligator and turtle are also eaten; the latter is considered a great luxury. Dr. Livingston, in his Explorations of the Zambezi, says of crocodiles' eggs: " In taste they resemble hens' eggs, with per- haps a smack of custard, and would be as highly relished by whites as blacks were it not for their unsavory origin in ; A dainty n
. Eggs: facts and fancies about them. Eggs; Cookery (Eggs). QUEER EGGS. 103. QUEER EGGS. HE Hottentot makes a soup of locust eggs, and in Siam ants' eggs are served with curry. Eggs of reptiles, those of the lizard, boa con- strictor, crocodile, alligator and turtle are also eaten; the latter is considered a great luxury. Dr. Livingston, in his Explorations of the Zambezi, says of crocodiles' eggs: " In taste they resemble hens' eggs, with per- haps a smack of custard, and would be as highly relished by whites as blacks were it not for their unsavory origin in ; A dainty not generally known is the sea-egg : that of the sea-urchin oy strongylocentrotus. In this connection may be mentioned the edi- ble birds-nests of Java and Sumatra. The sea- swallows' nests which hang on the rocks like Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barrows, Anna. Boston, D. Lothrop
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