Word: venison
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Gigot de la Clinique. A surgeon living in the provinces, as fond of good cheer as he was learned, invented this recipe, which we acquired by bribing his cook. No leg of venison can compare with a simple leg of mutton prepared in the following manner. Eight days in advance you will cover the leg of mutton with the marinade called Baume Samaritain, composed of wine-old Burgundy, Beaune or Chambertin-and virgin olive oil. Into this balm, to which you have already added the usual condiments of salt, pepper, bay leaf, thyme, beside an atom of ginger root...
...Bill Allen gave little indication of such single-minded devotion to the job ahead. He is remembered as a tall, stringy "toothpick" youngster. His father, Charles Maurice Allen, was a mining engineer who enjoyed taking Bill and his older brother Edward on long pack trips to live off venison and mountain grouse. At Montana State University Allen barely skinned through. It was not until he went east to Harvard Law School (class of '25) that he decided to work hard for the first time in his life. But no matter how hard he studied, he was surprised to find...
...district near Cisco-land which AEC had officially declared "barren of possibilities." Time after time Charlie got promises of money to help develop his property, but when people took a closer look, they always backed out. The Steens lived on oatmeal and beans; the only meat they had was venison which Charlie bagged on hunting expeditions. In 1950, his savings gone, Steen moved to Tucson, went to work as a carpenter to get a grubstake. After a year, the Steens sold their trailer for $375, climbed into the family jeep and headed back across the desert for Cisco, where they...
...California, the Fish & Game Department counted up the cost of ammunition, transportation and equipment, figured that it cost local hunters at least $2.50 a lb. for a venison steak. Included in the price tag, however, were some intangible assets: "A healthy, open-air venture, congenial friends who talk the same language, and the chance to change the everyday routine of living-even if it only means getting away from the wife...
...Africa, roamed the mountains last year. This year they ranged from completely outfitted safaris from Texas (one man towed a jeep-load of equipment behind his Cadillac) to local residents, who, for the price of a license ($7.50) and ammunition, could salt away a winter's supply of venison by just strolling out in their own back acres...