POULTRY AND GAME AS A HEALTH DIET.

Western Star, Issue 910, 3 January 1885, Page 1 (Supplement)

POULTRY AND GAME AS A HEALTH DIET.

general ;asgept .;the flesh . :; of .birdsdiffers,, considerably from * that- of sheep and oxen, i It is, generally ,of a darkei*. ccfipfir, different parts .bjf. a , fawl, ae; ist-well known, differ in this respept, thefireasii and the wing being than ;the 5 leg and the back, Different birds vary also ih f this [respect- The flesh of. ducks and geese,.' .of, spine of the ; wild ifqwi, is'much darker- than that of ; domestic fowi iurkpy. -Bat ibhere is pnW leading distinction between'the flesh of all birds and that of mammals it is never mottieidj that. is, it: does ; noj» contain.' fat intermixed ■ with;; the * muscuikr fibre, although 1 in ;some , birds, and in poultry specially fattened for the market, there may be ,&, good deal of jfat, deposited .in.; various other psrts, s flesh .of birds differs much m its delicacy pf flavour and digestibility, ’’3’he food also on which,. thp hied has f fed mahes a 0 great differencej Ducks aud ’ geese, are well, knownrltoj disagree with * a ‘ well-fed, Dorlnag. chicken affords; one, of most ‘suitable/: acceptable,, and .mmrisbing |oo’(is for the young and delicate. ; Tlnles,B, it be,'from feeding on some particular food, most; birds may be eaten with safety, and, speaking generally, they are nutntous and easy ,of digestion, whilst game from its special flavour : and. tenderness, is 4 generally appetisiugivlt should not,, however, ,be kept long enough to become what is termed high, as it is then apt'to disagree except with epicures, and be-,' comesr repulsive; to many ; peopleThese ‘latter, apply also: tp; hares and venison j ,but the flesh, of rabbits has a cldser fibre aud a peculiar flavour, which render it less digestible by weak stomachs and less favoured f00d.... We, need ..not , attempt to enumerate various birds which are largely employed and more or.less esteemed as Wholesome and delicate food. Partridge, quail, snipe, wood cock, pigeon, ortolan, wild duck all have their special characteristics, and constitute desirable additions, to the larder. Those muscles which are moat used become ,firmer, harder, and tougher than those which: are less used } hence the difference in the character of the flesh of different parts of a bird. The woodcock flies most and the partridge walks most; hence the woodcock wing is firmer and tougher, and that of the.partridge the more ten- ; der, which epicures know well, and which is expressed.,: ia the eld rhyme

“ If the partridge had but the woodcock’s thigh, He’d be the best bird that ever did fly.” The white flesh of birds is generally considered the more tender, and the more stimulant and the more savoury. —The JBooh of Health." ' [