BUSH EELS.

At this season when persons, at inns in Lincolnshire, ask for “eel-pie,”

they are presently provided with “bush eels;” namely, _snakes_, caught

for that purpose in the bushes, and sold to the landlords cheaply, which

are made into stews, pies, and fries.

The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac · 第 1087 / 1847 题