We now come to the articles of food which are uncommon. and peculiar to Bermuda. They consist of three, namely, cassava-pie, whale steak and shark. The first of these, cassava-pie, is the standard Christmas day dish of the Islands. The cassava itself is a root. This root is dug up, washed and grated. It is then made to form the crust and main body of a pie which contains as a filling chicken, pork and beef. Again, whale steak is an article of which many of the people of the Islands are fond. Whenever a young whale is caught it is at once cut up and quickly sold in small pieces to waiting purchasers. The flesh of the whale is not like that of other fish, but rather has the appearance of beef. This similarity of appearance is increased by frying, when it even tastes some thing 'like beef-steak. The last peculiar article which we have on our Berinuda list is Shark. In preparing this dish only the smaller sharks are• used. The fish is skinned, steaks are cut off and boiled. When it is cooked the water which it was boiled in is drained from it, and the flesh, which now easily breaks apart, is pounded up fine. Bread crumbs, salt, parsley, thyme and pepper are thoroughly mixed into it, and the dish is ready for the table. This article is considered by the best Bermuda families the proper thing and quite a delicacy. "Four pounds of love we send to thee, to-day, And only four; Our Uncle Sam's Mail-bags —so'they say, Can take no more. But mail , bags, boxes, sacks of any kind Are all too small; And only hearts are large enough, To hold it all. So, take our love on the installment plan, Dear friend of ours; We send a part to-day, more when we can, W. .H. W., 'O6.
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