The Whale as a Dish

           Thatmortalmanshouldfeeduponthecreaturethatfeedshislamp,and,likeStubb,eathimbyhisownlight,asyoumaysay;thisseemssooutlandishathingthatonemustneedsgoalittleintothehistoryandphilosophyofit.

           Itisuponrecord,thatthreecenturiesagothetongueoftheRightWhalewasesteemedagreatdelicacyinFrance,andcommandedlargepricesthere.Also,thatinHenryVIIIth’stime,acertaincookofthecourtobtainedahandsomerewardforinventinganadmirablesaucetobeeatenwithbarbacuedporpoises,which,youremember,areaspeciesofwhale.Porpoises,indeed,aretothisdayconsideredfineeating.Themeatismadeintoballsaboutthesizeofbilliardballs,andbeingwellseasonedandspicedmightbetakenforturtle-ballsorvealballs.TheoldmonksofDunfermlinewereveryfondofthem.Theyhadagreatporpoisegrantfromthecrown.

           Thefactis,thatamonghishuntersatleast,thewhalewouldbyallhandsbeconsideredanobledish,weretherenotsomuchofhim;butwhenyoucometositdownbeforeameat-pienearlyonehundredfeetlong,ittakesawayyourappetite.OnlythemostunprejudicedofmenlikeStubb,nowadayspartakeofcookedwhales;buttheEsquimauxarenotsofastidious.Weallknowhowtheyliveuponwhales,andhaverareoldvintagesofprimeoldtrainoil.Zogranda,oneoftheirmostfamousdoctors,recommendsstripsofblubberforinfants,asbeingexceedinglyjuicyandnourishing.

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