Life in Normandy Sketches of French Fishing Farming Cooking Natural History
Life in Normandy Sketches of French Fishing Farming Cooking Natural History
Walter Frederick Campbell
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" " Till they reach us, " said Hope, " let us look at the limpets these brats are gathering ; they may be of a different sort from ours, and thus be better eating. " "1 think they are exactly the same, " said Cross ; "but, as you look more minutely at these things than I do, you may perhaps see some difference that has not struck me. " They went towards the chikben, each of whom had a square- pointed knife with a thick back ; some had, in addition, small wooden hammers, others only a stone in t...heir right hands. The edge of the knife was applied always on one side and never on the top of the shell ; a httle sharp tap was given, either with the hammer or the stone, and the fish fell at once. Hope examined the contents of one of the baskets ; the greater part of the hmpets were exactly like those on the British coast, but 122 A XOBLE GASTRONOMIC AETIST. some had mucli smoother shells, which were marked with bright coloured rings, some purple, some red, some yellow; all the children, however, agreed in aflfirmiag that those smart fish were exactly the same in quality as their sombre brethren, and that all were excellent in soup.
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