STATUE TO A COOK.
A' STRASBOURG MEMORIAL
A monument is to be erected at Strasbourg to the man who invented pate de fois gras. This delectable form of preserved goose liver ie now a staple product of Strasbourg. It is sold potted, mixed with Perigord truffles, and a trade to the value of £800,000 was done m it annually up till 1914. Its inventor was a cook named Close, m the service of Marshal de Contades, a French officer who lived m the second half of the 18th century. The method by which the dilated liver is induced m the unfortunate goose is by keeping them m cramped surroundings and high temperature, and m gorging them with food several times a day.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLII, Issue 9373, 31 October 1921, Page 2
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122STATUE TO A COOK. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLII, Issue 9373, 31 October 1921, Page 2
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