Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1892 — Frogs as Food. [ARTICLE]

Frogs as Food.

Most people believe, says a daily contemporary, that the edible frog is the only eatable batrachlan in Europe, and that we have not developed the taste for those creatures for the simple reason that they are rare in this country, being confined to certain localities in the Eastern counties. This is, however, not the case. The common frog—liana temporaria—is eaten on the continent in much greater numbers than Bana esculata; it is just as good, and easier to catch, as well as more abundant. Something might be done in recommending this creature as food; it is common enough not to want preserving. The two frogs are so much alike that it needs a careful examination to distinguish them. In this connection we may mention that we have more than once seen frog meat on the menus of London restaurants, anu remember on one occasion to have quite enjoyed frogs’ legs a la poulette at Gatti’s well-known Strand restaurant. The dish ate like very delicate chicken. A wise man thinks before he speaks; but a fool speaks and then thinks of what he has been 6aying.