In making shark fin soup the Chinese boi'l the fins and otherwise treat them until they take on the appearance of fanlike flakes and filaments f pure gelatine. The eyes of the shark after they are boiled lose their outer covering, and the residue becomes quite hard and has a sort of shifting light in its texture. These shark eyes are then mounted on pins or other forms of jewellery, and present an unusual appearance.
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Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1640, 12 May 1925, Page 2
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