| 单词 | squab |
| 例句 | For here he had seen maids roasting innumerable small squabs, each stuffed with fragrant dressing and wrapped in bacon. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had cooked squab in soy sauce so that the skin and meat were a deep, deep brown all the way to the bone. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the Seneca ate half a dozen squabs at a time, necks tied together in a carnivorous sculpture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And here were the great-great- grand squabs cooing in the morning and rising to fly like a whirling white scarf around the wagon shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The squabs were only able to plug ten thousand of the leaks we have, that means we have ten thousand left, and dag-gum-it, I think we’re going down with all hands on board!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Then I made the mop sink into the water, drowning Captain Nemo, matey, and all the poor squabs. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Next he bought pastel crayons, but he passionately regretted all those squabs. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Quail and squab would be great as well. Valtellina, Another Side of Nebbiolo 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z There is the cushion of foie gras between two firm pieces of squab breast, trickling with red juices, all bundled up inside savoy cabbage and a papery shell of brik pastry. Restaurant Review: Gabriel Kreuther in Midtown 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z We stayed at a fine old hotel there, ate baby squab, guisantes, fine Mexican cuisine. Memories of Mexico 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Stir-fried lettuce is among the best-known iceberg preparations in the Chinese-American culinary canon, but "the poster child for iceberg is minced squab or duck served in a lettuce cup," says Ho. How iceberg lettuce wedged its way into American culture 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Another night built up to an exhibition of squab. At Gem, a Teen Wonder Plays in the Big Leagues 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z "I knew he turned the corner when he came home and I asked, 'What did you have for dinner tonight?' and he said, 'Quail, but I much prefer squab.'" Michael Pollan "In Defense of Food: The Omnivore's Solution" 2011-01-12T03:01:04Z Some was advice for the bedroom, with a female almanac writer suggesting that "a lusty, squab fat bedfellow is very good physic in this season". Radio review: Almanacs ? The Oldest Guide to Everything 2010-07-23T05:45:00Z Plump, crisp, very fresh squab, Negroni-style, with in a brilliantly bitter blood-orange sauce and a silky splash of good olive oil. Squab for dinner? Party on! at Spinasse and elsewhere 2010-04-07T08:01:00Z The food was very good — especially squab with farro and shaved Brussels sprouts — but I'd rather not eat blind when I'm spending big bucks. MistralKitchen: Mistral returns with many kitchens under one roof 2010-03-25T21:42:00Z So is the larded squab in bittersweet orange sauce with a grilled candied orange; the lard is provided by a cloak of whipped fat that bathes the squab breast as it cooks. The Grill Is Confident, Theatrical, Sharp and New Yorky 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Soon his product list expanded to include rabbits, foie gras, squab and lamb. When chefs want squab or yak or even guinea pig, this is the man they call 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z And that's how I ended up at Spinasse early Saturday evening, sliding in before the rush to await my squab dinner. Squab for dinner? Party on! at Spinasse and elsewhere 2010-04-07T08:01:00Z On an October afternoon, Mr. Yassa, 40, gathered with a group of his friends to cook squab and rabbit at a home in the San Fernando Valley. The Store Where Los Angeles Converges 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Why did the interfaith group serve roast squab at its first dinner? Style Invitational Week 1083: Good thing there’s no app for that From a short list of charcuterie you chose the squab and pork terrine, with a few prunes embedded into the pink and pleasingly coarse-grained slab. Refined British Restaurant Found Hiding in a Brooklyn Bar 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z “We bring everything in fresh and send it out fresh. We are the only company that stocks squab fresh in the D.C. area,” he says. When chefs want squab or yak or even guinea pig, this is the man they call 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Blake makes a beeline for his favourite, “squab with lettuce” and then sets to with the ribs. Sir Peter Blake: ‘All a country has is its culture; the rest is infrastructure’ 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z I can attest to that, having tasted his quail at Gypsy Soul, roasted squab at Blue Duck Tavern and pheasant at Fiola. When chefs want squab or yak or even guinea pig, this is the man they call 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Huntsman Game usually supplies them with squab and quail New York dressed; that is, plucked only, with head and feet intact. Where to buy Huntsman Game’s squab, pheasant and quail 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z And it’s a challenge to eat half a roasted squab when it’s placed in the middle of a bowl of pureed lentil soup. Review | Commonwealth Indian is dressed to thrill in Rockville 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Foie gras balanced perfectly with chunks of mandarin; a glass dome appeared and then was lifted, revealing a plume of thick smoke, whose flavor lingered in thin, deep red slices of squab carpaccio. A Taste of Barcelona’s Evolving Dining Scene 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Other birds, like duck and squab, play minor but memorable roles on the menu. Top New York Restaurants of 2016 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z And rare fresh dates added an intensely sweet but delicately floral note to a barely charred roast squab. Bites: Restaurant Review: Restaurante de la Calle in Aranjuez, Spain 2010-02-19T16:28:00Z This was borne out in a course of squab with currants. Five Common Wine Myths, Debunked 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Smoke and char bring a primeval thrill to a splayed-open, nearly rare squab; now that I think about it again, my pulse is racing. Restaurant Review: Blue Smoke and North End Grill 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z There were oysters, salmon with Hollandaise sauce, beef, squab, duck, roast chicken, green peas, parsnip purée and Victoria pudding. A First-Class Dinner Menu from the Titanic Could Fetch Thousands at Auction 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Why is “squab” a delicious entree but a “pigeon” a rodent-like nuisance? 10 books to add to your reading list in December 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z What sounds like a gimmick turns out to be luscious, and a first course of either chawanmushi or roast squab underscores a kitchen steeped in the classics. Review | Pineapple & Pearls reopens — and is hauter than ever 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Others, including squab glazed with Guinness and cocoa, channel a grand French restaurant. Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z The leaf skin tastes meaty from a simmer in a bone stock of rabbit, chicken and squab with hints of allium and black truffle. Your next best meal will be a tasting menu, says food critic Tan Vinh 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Calling to me in winter are smoked squab breast with roasted chanterelles and venison paired with red cabbage and roasted squash, dishes that highlight the kitchen’s classic saucing. Review | If you think fine dining is dead, these restaurants offer delicious proof otherwise 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z That explains another dish on his menu: layers of squab breast and foie gras wrapped with cabbage leaves, and then encased in Tunisian brik dough and seared until the outside is crispy. From common to cool: The lowly cabbage has become a star 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The second choice, brined squab glazed with Guinness and cocoa, summons one of those restaurants you book months ahead for in France. Review | Pineapple & Pearls reopens — and is hauter than ever 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z An appetizer-size plate of pasta can set you back thirty-eight dollars; a roasted squab, sixty-five. Uptown Glamour and Tortellini Pie at Leonti 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The squabs of this flock will be born with the Cas9 gene in every one of their cells, allowing scientists to edit their offspring with DNA from the extinct passenger pigeon.... Meet the Scientists Bringing Extinct Species Back From the Dead 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z There was a Thai papaya salad tricked out with burnt lettuce, and rare squab with pink blossoms. Behind a scratched door at a food court, Jonathan Gold engages in ambitious, delicious Dialogue 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Johnston presented the judges with a torched mackerel starter, roast squab pigeon for the main course and sauterne and yoghurt mousse with crumble for dessert. MasterChef winner 'working at Christmas' 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The elegant entree, topped with toasted pine nuts and cocoa nibs, comes with a twist on boulangère potatoes: sliced celery root paired with squab mousse. Review | Pineapple & Pearls reopens — and is hauter than ever 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The chicken steamed in lotus leaves with Chinese sausage is wonderful, as is the shattering skin of the roast squab. Grand Harbor caters to seafood tastes in the $10 to $10,000 range 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Because despite what the food magazines might say in any given year, neither game hen nor squab, goose nor quail is an acceptable substitute for the most majestic of holiday fowl. Restaurant critic Jonathan Gold shares his secrets to the perfect Thanksgiving stuffing 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z About three dozen donors capable of writing seven-figure checks flew in from across the country to dine on squab and chat with the Wisconsin governor. California vintner John Jordan wants to shape politics -- on his terms 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z The menu featured a selection of oysters, filet mignon, roast duckling, squab and other delicacies, topped off with desserts such as Waldorf pudding or peaches in chartreuse jelly. Titanic menu, JFK limo license plates head to auction block 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z I think the squab that used to be popular at upscale restaurants was passenger pigeon. The Pigeon King and the Ponzi Scheme That Shook Canada 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Drew was in tears at the dinner table when the cooked squab was brought out. Fancy feathers rule at pigeon fans' competition 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Even the young, called squabs, weren’t spared, according to Gross. Passenger pigeons died out 100 years ago 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The spread included mussels, lobsters, bluefish, grilled squabs, poached striped bass, various salads and cheeses and a carved watermelon. Seaside With Kindred Spirits of Cookery 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Consider the squab dish that just popped up on the menu. Restaurant Review: Jean-Georges on the Upper West Side 2014-04-08T18:07:57Z I can imagine what Bob would have done with the teeny squab massacres! The Pigeon King and the Ponzi Scheme That Shook Canada 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z This particular image shows a chick, or squab as the young of pigeons are sometimes called. 10 Extinct Animals Lost to Planet Earth but Preserved in Photographs [Excerpt & Photo Essay] 2014-03-28T13:00:00Z When a nesting colony was located, squabs were captured and packed into barrels to be shipped to cities, where they were considered a delicacy. Passenger pigeons died out 100 years ago 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Most memorable was the squab — dry-aged and roasted with its feet on — that made the bird look as if it were running. Restaurant Review: The Pines in Brooklyn 2013-08-20T20:30:36Z A bright-orange blend of lime, fresh red chiles and peppery nasturtium petals, it makes the already fiery squab into what may be the spiciest dish ever served in a French restaurant. Restaurant Review: Jean-Georges on the Upper West Side 2014-04-08T18:07:57Z Later, Galbraith changed his story, telling farmers that the birds were part of his trailblazing plan to elevate pigeon meat, known as squab, from a fringe delicacy in North America into the next ubiquitous chicken. The Pigeon King and the Ponzi Scheme That Shook Canada 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The squab most likely fell from its nest after an animal tried picking it up by its feathers. Rare Photos of a Baby Pigeon in Brooklyn 2012-07-03T19:45:00.267Z Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Your figure is the most happy comedy squab I ever saw; why only show yourself, and you set the audience in a roar. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z And here comes the creative leap that separates Mr. Vongerichten from other spice-peddlers: a hot sauce has been splashed around this charred squab, and it is made from flowers. Restaurant Review: Jean-Georges on the Upper West Side 2014-04-08T18:07:57Z Around North America, it was dawning on Pigeon King breeders that their birds were worthless — too small for squab, not refined enough to be taken seriously by any racer. The Pigeon King and the Ponzi Scheme That Shook Canada 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z In old England the dove-cote was often built close to the kitchen door, that squab and pigeon might be near the hand of the cook. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Where the nests are abundant the- 46 - natives destroy the young by hundreds, and the ‘squabs’ when nearly grown are said to be very fine eating. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z A fat baby, evidently laid down from the breast, lay kicking on the squab, purple in the face, while another lad was pushing bread and butter into its mouth. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Happily the owls had no taste for squab, but the debris of several thousand mice and rats about their curious dwelling proved that their appetite needed no coaxing with such a delicacy. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z “The global demand for quality squab at reasonable prices is unlimited,” Galbraith insisted, and he was resolute, even cocky, as the assaults kept coming. The Pigeon King and the Ponzi Scheme That Shook Canada 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The English dove-cote has within a revolving ladder hung from a central post while the Virginian squab catcher uses an ordinary ladder. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z In the fall, he blends tomatoes with aged squab breast, heart and foie gras, resulting in a musty, musky stew for garganelli. Roberta’s Pitches Great Pizza With Foie Gras Squab: Ryan Sutton 2011-11-16T21:34:26Z When she could hit no more, the woman dropped the pan from her nerveless hand, and staggered, trembling, to the squab. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Perhaps you have seen pigeons pump food down the throats of their squabs? Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The girls themselves, even the “squabs” and “broilers,” as Bobby Hargrew called the freshmen and sophomores, were more and more enthusiastic over basketball as the days passed. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z No business has had such a wonderful growth within the last few years as the raising of squabs for market. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z After having stolen a squab that had been cooked for her, and persuaded her to pretend she had eaten it, he ever after was a devoted friend to her. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z The fact that the fast-casual chains are hurting also means that tiny bistros in cities may not be able to stay open and keep serving squab with foraged mushrooms and microgeens. Why The Demise of Friendly?s Is Bad For America 2011-10-19T09:00:20Z George was talking about building a little pigeon-house and raising squabs for sale. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Some of the squabs are as bad as ever you were, Bobby, when you were a freshie.” The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z Only a few years ago the use of squabs for food was confined to a few of the most wealthy families. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z She is now planning to buy some guinea-hens, a flock of geese, some bees for honey, a few pigeons so we can have squabs, and other stock as time rolls by. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z Cooks will bring the food to the table, including small plates like tater tots with smoked paprika cream, and entrees like lacquered squab scented with coffee. Fall Restaurant Preview: The Season?s New Restaurants ? Fall Preview 2011-09-07T04:10:04Z The man who did the ploughing had given him a couple to start with and told him there was money in squabs if one only went about it right. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z “One of those fresh squabs put up her hand and when Gee Gee nodded to her, she squeals: ‘Oh, I know, Miss Carrington! The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z Game was plentiful and cheap and those who were not very well off preferred quail and other game birds to paying the high prices asked for the few squabs which were sent to market. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The folks that know it all are the squabs,” chuckled Bobby, referring to the freshman class. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z He had neither vice nor virtue, but was merely a squab in a shady corner. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z A short squab man, in a light wig, kerseymere breeches, and a blue Quaker-cut coat, he was not, to look at, a very formidable object. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z The birds are everywhere—cresting the finials of the rocks, swooping over the sea, busy teaching the little grey "squabs" to use their wings and trust the air. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z Gradually the demand for squabs grew larger, as more people became acquainted with their delicacy and good qualities as food, and this led to larger numbers being produced. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Them birds was waiting for me—throwing their beaks back and screaming like mad, while the squabs in the nest squealed till my head split. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z The wife noticed that her husband ate his toast and squab with appetite. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z We took our meals at the officers' mess and had good things to eat, and I shall always remember how delicious the pigeon squabs were to me. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z Reclined along a common horse-hair sofa, with squab and cushions hard and scuffed, she was reading one of De Kock’s novels, in translation. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The rearing of squabs for market is immensely profitable as well as easy. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z It was hard next mornin’ to find nothing outside the door, and I seed there was nothing left but to finish the job, and catch them young squabs. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z That at Liberton, a type common in Scotland but rare in England, is oblong, with lean-to roof and two compartments—probably to avoid disturbing the whole flock when 'squabs' were taken from the nests. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z You shall have squab and strawberries and Devonshire cream. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z How different that couch, with its brocaded cover, and soft cushions, from the hard horse-hair sofa, with its flattened squab! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z At the same time it is a business which men of affairs need not hesitate to undertake as there are squab farms on which pigeons are kept by tens of thousands with great profit. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Them birds, sonny, had kept me off till their squabs could fly, and then they played that joke on me. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z In time he hoped to gain for “Montana beef” as ambitious a place on high-class menus as that so long and honorably held by “Virginia ham,” “Vermont maple syrup,” “Philadelphia squab” or “Long Island duckling.” Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z He is in his sleeping apartment, where, beside the bed, there is a sofa—horsehair cushion and squab hard as stones—the orthodox hotel article. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Committing Trueboy to Mat the ostler, I followed, in time to catch a glimpse of the lady laid on a squab, and of a tall, spare man of sixty or thereabout bending over her. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z It is written to teach people, beginners mostly, not merely how to raise squabs, but how to conduct a squab and pigeon business6 successfully. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The nest of the passenger-pigeon is equally hasty and insufficient, and the squabs often fall to the ground and perish. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z The stall-fed or squab is prepared the same as the wild one. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z The squab does double duty, donating its “jus” to a pasta dish, delectable pansotti filled with sweet potato and foie gras. | Bedford: A Rural Setting for Urbane Nights Out 2011-03-20T03:59:22Z "You bet Sir Herbert Binney was here," the man declared, when he got himself fully awake; "he had two of the prettiest little squabs I ever saw, along, and they had a jolly dinner." In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z We have found breeders of squabs who knew how to raise them fairly well and took pleasure in doing so, but were weak on the business end of the industry. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Of the squab macaws there were no longer any left; and some sapucaya nuts gathered by the way, and brought along by Munday, formed the substance of their scanty supper. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z He is in his sleeping apartment, where, besides the bed, there is a sofa—horsehair cushion and squab hard as stones—the orthodox hotel article. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The dove thought the same of her plump squabs,—each parent was entirely satisfied with the kind of child which the Lord had sent her; and that was a happy thing, was it not? A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z The place had the odor of a fowl-house, and squabs just fledged sufficiently to trust themselves in short flights, were fluttering around us in all directions in tens of thousands. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The success of squabs as we handle them depends on their earning capacity. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z “We’ll get squabs enough to keep us all for a week!” Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z I was silent for a time, while I wrestled with the breast of a squab. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z The women are thick-set and squab, but not without grace in their movements. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z "All squab—just go to fly—take him ebbery one in nest," answered the Indian. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Show your neighbors the birds; you tell them the facts, and perhaps give them a squab to eat, then you will7 find a quick call for all the live breeders you can supply. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The Mundurucú would have shown but slight squeamishness at swallowing one of the squabs as it was, while to Mozey it would have signified less. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z “Those squabs are coming on to be jimdandies!” declared Bobby, enthusiastically. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z In culinary school, she was the only student with experience in cutting off animal’s heads; taking pity on her squeamish classmates, she butchered all the squabs during the class on game. 2010-01-20T05:38:00Z The little birds found along the streams, like squabs and sandpipers, are fat and give the chowder a fine flavor. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions We have tried to answer all the questions which a beginner would ask and give all the details so plainly that any one can begin breeding pigeons and raising squabs with success. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Mostly, Michael was inclined to compare her with a monkey, so squab was her nose, so long her upper lip, and such a multitude of deep furrows twisted up her countenance. Sinister Street, vol. 1 One of the ‘squabs’ was going around yesterday asking everybody a much more foolish one.” The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z "Any person who'd eat a squab," she cried, "deserves to be—to be—" But Roy didn't learn what such a person deserved, for at that moment Mr. Cobb summoned the teams out again. The Crimson Sweater You've probably told him the squab was your sister and he fell and said what a pretty sister she was. In And Out The instructions given are based on actual experience in raising squabs and we have tried to write so plainly that any one can understand just how to begin and continue in the business. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Quail or squab cooked inside the stove is often more palatable than that cooked on a broiler. Dietetics for Nurses By the time the squabs are three weeks' old, there will often be eggs in the other side of box. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The seventh course consists of snipe, prairie chicken, squabs, etc., but poultry, such as spring chicken, or duck, may be served instead. Civic League Cook Book Practically, she had come, looked and turned away to the contemplation of scrambled eggs with truffles, followed by squabs. A Top-Floor Idyl Those who follow the instructions given may look forward with confidence to a successful career as pigeon-breeders provided they begin with the right kind of breeding stock, the kind which produces heavy-weight, plump, white-fleshed squabs. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Chicken is very palatable and dainty if cooked after the manner described in cooking quail and squab inside the stove. Dietetics for Nurses From my experience in true utility breeding, or squab breeding for market, there is one basic bird that stands for hardy, plump, even-sized squabs, and plenty of them. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit It was as if some unaccountable presentiment had forewarned me: there, upon a snow-white sheet, and pillowed by my friend's favorite eider-down squab, lay the wasted form of Ellen D——. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. He lay propped on a charpoy in a nest of squab blue cushions. Where the Pavement Ends In first considering squab breeding the beginner always asks, "Will It Pay Me to Raise Squabs?" Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The squab, clinging paws, the hideous crocodile head, the long tapering tail, seemed all exaggerated in the half-gloom of the thick scrub, and in the start which the sight inspired in the beholder. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt The homer will breed more squabs in a year and use less feed, per pair, a year, than any bird I have ever handled. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Mr. Gilman, on the contrary, did wish to find Mr. Wix, and hunted frantically for him; but Wix, that day, obeying a sudden craving for squab, had gone fifty miles to dine! Young Wallingford Green geese are tasteless squabs; loose flabby things; no rich taste in them; and, in short, a very indifferent sort of dish. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend You will find a paying squab farm in nearly every city of this state, and in some of them there are two or three large and up-to-date, well equipped plants. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z My White Kings are the most profitable squab breeders in the world, raising squabs weighing from a pound to a pound and a half. The Raising and Care of Guinea Pigs A complete guide to the breeding, feeding, housing, exhibiting and marketing of cavies These birds breed squabs the marketable size: eight, nine and ten pounds to the dozen. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit There was everything, from chilled olives to hot squab, with a pint of fizz at every plate. Side-stepping with Shorty Breuger could cook that oily bird so's it would taste like a pet squab. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers In another place in this book we have shown how easy it is to arrange a place in which to keep squabs. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Corned-beef in her hands is a discovery and her sauces are such that a bit of roast rhinoceros hide tastes like the tenderest of squab when served by her. Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman They usually keep the same nest boxes and alternate, having squabs first in one side and then the other. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Gaspard did amazing things with the breasts of ducks and segments of orange, with squab chicken stuffed with new corn, with filets de sole a la Marguery. Outside Inn There was real coffee, strong and black, fruit, fish, fresh vegetables and a roast squab for each diner. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin Hundreds of people are so situated that they could raise squabs who could not possibly take care of a flock of chickens, because they lack both time and space. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z And so Mrs. Fanning really enjoyed the delicate luncheon set before her so much that she finished the squab, the jelly, the toast and the tea. Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend During the third week, the shell will begin to chip and the baby squab will chip a complete circle, in end of egg and gradually work out. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit As you know, he's feeding a squab chicken at Rector's to get her into the broiler class. Blue-grass and Broadway Why should Pliny's Doves have come down to us in mosaic if he cultivated them solely for the sake of broiled squabs? Imaginary Interviews In raising squabs the cost of attendance is reduced to the minimum. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z In the room downstairs there were a broken-down old squab, two rickety old chairs, and a three-legged table that had to be propped against the wall, and a rusty old poker, with a smoking fire-place. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Small, medium, and large, is usually sufficient grading, but if you desire to grade by pounds to the dozen accurately, the following table shows just what grade various weight squabs come under. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit A thick slice of banana, along with a thick slice of tart apple, both very lightly seasoned, makes a fine stuffing for squabs. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South “I never see such squabs in my life!” A Modern Cinderella When the writer visited the great squab farms of South Jersey, he particularly inquired about the cost of feeding a10 pair of pigeons one year. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z I dealt for the jock and the skirt trimmed the squabs.” The Dark Star It is not necessary to weigh each squab individually. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit It has very small eyes, short legs, and its fat, squab body is covered with coarse gray hair. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly I spent a forenoon rambling through the various wards, and can safely say I never before saw such an extraordinary collection of human squabs within one inclosure. The Land of Thor In the South Jersey squab district we found that the cost of keeping a pair of breeding Homers one year ranges from $1.10 to $1.25 a year. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The young doves, called squabs, are covered with down like chickens, but, unlike chickens, the old ones must feed them a week or two before they are able to go about by themselves. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks In packing squabs to ship by express, they should be laid side by side or feet up and tight enough so as not to shake around. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit In itself this indentation is but a squab of the main Pigeon Bay, which stretches around for twenty miles and is formed of Pelee Point, the most southern extension of Canada. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Of a squab he ate one-half, and with it some canned pease and fried potatoes; while for dessert he had a little lemon ice. The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure It should be understood that when we give the cost of keeping a pair of breeding pigeons the cost of raising their squabs is included. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Mrs. Ogleton, too, had a pet—a favorite pug—whose squab figure, black muzzle, and tortuosity of tail, that curled like a head of celery in a salad-bowl, bespoke his Dutch extraction. Humorous Ghost Stories In sending squabs alive, care must be taken to get the birds out with full crops, so that they will not loose weight in transit. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Now stuff each squab with this stuffing, putting a small piece of butter in each bird and sew up. The Suffrage Cook Book "I'm raising a few squabs out in the back yard, and Meadows is going to buy them as soon as they are big enough to eat." Virginia Squabs from the best American bred Homers usually weigh eight and ten pounds per dozen with occasional lofts that will produce squabs weighing as heavy as twelve pounds to the dozen. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z "Well, I guess you can give us some patty de foy grass, and squab on toast, and angel cake." The Huntress All shipments of live squabs should also be marked, "Perishable—Rush," the number of birds in shipment, and also the value. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Butter is so cheap hereabouts that they bring you a great mass like the squab of a sofa for tea. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 He recoils, with his ‘reeking honors fresh upon him,’ and the little squab coos in triumph at his failure.’ The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 Inferior stock that has not been properly fed will produce squabs much smaller than the above, but at the same time you will find their squabs weighing six or seven pounds to the dozen. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z "Young squab, have you been smoking?" said Stover. The Varmint Selecting squabs for breeding purposes must be done with great care and understanding. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit "He shall have mine: I can lie on the squab." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Many women have made a success of the business of catering, of tea and lunch rooms, and of food specialties such as mushroom growing, raising squabs, preserving, pickling, and spicing fruits. The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance These birds come to us from France and Belgium and they are a little larger than the Homers, fast workers and produce squabs of the whitest meat. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Garnish the squabs with whole sage leaves and place them in a saucepan over a bed of small slices of ham containing both lean and fat, season with salt, pepper and olive oil. The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well The birds are in the best of condition then and the squabs will be strong and vigorous. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Inquire, between Sunninghill and Oakingham, for a young, short, squab gentleman, the very bow of the god of love, and tell me, whether he be a proper author to make personal reflections? The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Isabel was built in among a nest of squabs and cushions that circled the tiny grate. Men of Affairs The latter color being much preferred by squab breeders. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Cut two or more squabs at the joints, preferably in four parts each, and put them on the fire with a slice of ham, a piece of butter, and a bunch of parsley. The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well Always take your squabs in pairs and unless there are two good healthy squabs in the nest do not take them. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit "Look at the big squab with all that war-paint on—how does she expect any U-boat to overlook her?" The U-boat hunters They are fond of live “squabs,” which they drag out of their nests at pleasure. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire The Swiss Mondaine is an extra large variety that has met with considerable favor in this country, and the squabs from this variety often weigh as heavy as twenty-four or thirty ounces each. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Before serving, remove the ham and the bunch of greens and squeeze some lemon juice over the squabs. The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well With squabs it is still harder, and although after becoming experienced, it is possible to make accurate guesses, one is apt to make a mistake even with old birds. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit I reckon, when it comes to standin' off a crowd o' hoodlums, I don't need any help from a half-grown little squab like you. Oh, You Tex! One hundred nests will often be found upon a single tree, and in each nest there is but one “squab.” The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire They are slower workers and the squabs require about two weeks longer to mature for market. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Chop together some ham, onion, celery and carrot, add a piece of butter and place on the fire with one or two squabs, according to the number of guests. The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well The squabs banded should be left with the parent birds till they are eight weeks' old. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Why, don't you know that frogs'-legs are as delicate as squab. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge Then she gave it up for a spell and it wa'n't until she was sixty-five that she begins to wear rainbow clothes again, and caper around like one of the squab octet. Shorty McCabe Most people would willingly pay three times that for the plump, meaty squabs from straight American bred Homers. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Add the giblets from the squabs and some more of chicken, if at hand. The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well Raising squabs is not child's play, but a real scientific business with unlimited possibilities for development. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit My eyes went to the squab black outline of the boat, and the littleness of her sent a shudder through me. The Frozen Pirate In the end it was neither eggs nor omelettes, but tender, delicate “squabs” the castaways had for their prandial repast. The Castaways No man can tell whether they will produce squabs with white flesh or dark, squabs that will weigh ten pounds to the dozen or six pounds. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z But a little girl whose father bred pigeons, called excitedly: "Please, teacher, they're squabs!" Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers In the following pages I will endeavor to present with great simplicity the right way to start in the squab business and the results I have obtained in raising squabs for market. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The squab young we brought down and placed on the grass-plot, where they tumbled about, and were as helpless as a new-born child. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 Listen," said the warrior—"The son of Annawan was caught, with the dove of his nest and her squab, far from his own dwelling, and among the men of thy colour. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 No doubt many a person has been deterred from making a start in the business of raising squabs on account of the fancied expense of building suitable houses. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Seeking out the boy he persuaded him to give up the one "squab" whose wings had not yet been clipped, and this the ornithologist carried to the clump and deposited in the ruined nest. Highways and Byways in Sussex Of the question of profit in squab raising, there is no doubt. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit From our box seats he points out the cute little squab with the big eyes, third from the end, and even gets one of the soloists singin' a patriotic chorus at us. Torchy and Vee The hamper full of stuffed squabs was gone! Tabitha's Vacation We have seen as fine birds and as large squabs in a house improvised from piano boxes as we ever saw in any of the great squab-breeding plants. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The final disaster was the spoliation of their nest by a boy, who removed all four of the children, or "squabs" as he called them. Highways and Byways in Sussex They buy the squabs alive, as their poultry has to be prepared according to the Jewish Dietary Laws. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit This267 meek, modest young thing, who looked like she wouldn't know a lip-stick from a boiled carrot, plannin' cold-blooded to throw up a nice respectable job and enter herself in the squab market! Torchy and Vee Didn't mother tell you to bring——" "Some stuffed squabs, fruit and cake? Tabitha's Vacation The writer visited this loft at the end of the seventh year of their confinement and noticed that they were producing squabs at a good rate. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z She dismissed a stewed squab, and questioned a sweetbread, and wondered if there were not some kind of game. The Story of a Play A Novel We have frozen as high as 5,000 squabs for a single hotel in one year, and now we make a practice of always keeping a reserve of frozen squabs, to meet the winter demands. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit If he could only get to know some squab pippin from the Winter Garden or the Follies that would be all he'd ask. Torchy and Vee "With a man and his wife to run it," they could raise squabs by the thousands. One Woman's Life Pigeons which are feeding squabs require more feed than those not working, as they must eat enough for the squabs and for themselves also. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The squab pie, famous in Cornwall, contains apples and onions allied with mutton. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure The prices of squabs are for the most part regulated by the large cities in the vicinity. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The Italian leaped to his feet exclaiming: "You miserable little fool, I'll wring your neck as I'd wring the neck of a squab." Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective She tried to interest Ernestine in the business of raising squabs for the market. One Woman's Life This feed is called "pigeon's milk" and is very nutritious, young squabs growing more rapidly than any other kind of young birds. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z That's it, Hominy!" exclaimed Judge Custis; "a tender squab, a little toast in cream, a glass of morning milk, and a bunch of fresh celery, will just raise my pulse, and put courage into me. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times Commission merchants are always anxious to buy in any quantity and they send out weekly quotations as to what they are paying for squabs. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Your Southern man, like a squab pigeon, is biggest when he is born. The President A novel I must soon treat them as the pigeons treat their squabs—push them off the limb, and make them put out their wings or fall. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States When the squabs are about four weeks old they are heavier than they ever will be again in their lives, as they have reached full size and are very fat. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The men in the trenches had no peaches, no squabs, no mushrooms, no avacados—for them bully beef and soup cubes, a handful of dates, or by good luck a bit of chocolate. The Tin Soldier That is, one dozen squabs weighing twelve ounces each, would weigh nine pounds to the dozen. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Mr. Lindsay, the fowls are all going to roost, and you must wait till morning to see the squabs, and broods of Brahmas and Leghorns. Infelice Supper; broiled squab, raw oysters or meat balls, asparagus tips on toast, fresh or stewed fruit, bread cut in fancy shapes. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Almost everyone who raises squabs finds that he must constantly increase the number of breeding pigeons in his lofts in order to keep pace with the increasing demand for squabs. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z It is perfectly patriotic to eat mushrooms and lobsters and squabs and ducklings, and it is unpatriotic to serve sausages and wheat cakes. The Tin Soldier We have taken that weight squab as a basis, as that is the average weight squab produced from good breeders. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Split the squab down the back, then draw. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions In place of the sweet-breads one may serve squab on toast, fillet of beef, or broiled chicken; peas, beets, and potatoes cut in balls and cooked in deep fat may accompany anyone of these. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada In selecting squabs for breeding stock, always select those from the nests of pairs which produce squabs most regularly. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z But he towered above them in height; he had a very large head, with a very small squab nose, merry eyes, and a fringe of jet-black hair round cheeks and chin. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The cost of raising squabs depends entirely on the price of feed and the number of squabs produced during a given period. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Split the squab down the back with a sharp knife and then clean thoroughly. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions It is very doubtful whether there is any money in raising pigeons or squabs for market. Outdoor Sports and Games Such squabs are more likely to be good producers themselves. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Even the bawling didn't daunt me, and I adored you when you resembled a squab. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man Now, how many squabs will a pair of pigeons produce in a year? Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Fill into squab and then sew up with darning needle and stout string. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions People all around you, you know, starving to death for just—bread; but she couldn't stand the strain of having to decide between squab and tenderloin! Little Eve Edgarton Select the squabs which grow most rapidly and weigh the most at the time they are ready for the market. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z It was as if some unaccountable presentiment had forewarned me: there, upon a snow-white sheet, and pillowed by my friend's favourite eider-down squab, lay the wasted form of Ellen D——. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 421 Volume 17, New Series, January 24, 1852 That question we cannot answer, but we know how many squabs we have produced from our breeders. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit When the back is well browned reduce the heat and turn the bird on its back and let brown slowly, allowing fifty-five minutes for cooking the squab. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions And besides, there's big money in squab these days. His Family Such squabs are from pairs which are good feeders and will be most likely to become good feeders themselves. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The right one usually degenerates before or at hatching and is wholly absent in the week-old squab. Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family Considering the useful breeding life of a pigeon, which continues for five years, the question of profit in raising squabs should answer itself. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit In the same way, if he likes to eat a chicken wing or a squab leg in his fingers he can ask for a finger-bowl. Etiquette Cut into dice three ounces of salt pork; divide six wild squabs into pieces at the joints; remove the skin. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Be sure to select squabs which have light-colored flesh, as these will produce squabs like themselves and light flesh brings the highest price in the market, unless they are sent in too soon. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z But I believe I left a squab and some asparagus. No. 13 Washington Square Rats are the greatest menace to successful squab raising and too great precautions cannot be taken. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Or the chicken or squab may be the second course, and an aspic with the salad, the third. Etiquette Oranges cut into halves are used as a garnish for dishes of small birds, such as pigeons, quail, woodcock, squabs, snipe, etc. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Such a record gives the owner an opportunity to keep account of the number of squabs a given pair produces and to pick squabs for breeding in the future, knowing what the parents have done. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Under the ministrations of Matilda she pleasurably disposed of clear soup, whitebait, a pair of squabs on toast with asparagus tips, and an alligator pear salad. No. 13 Washington Square Good squabs can be raised in any structure, free from dampness, that has sunlight and can be protected from rats. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit If instead of squab there had been filet of beef cut in generous slices, and the potato croquettes had been more numerous, it would have been adequate. Etiquette NEAR-SIDE HORSE—Do you hear how the poor old thing’s a sufferin’?—She must feel it a good deal to have her squabs sat on by everybody as can pay for her. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 After the number and description may be a ruled space in which to keep account of the number of squabs the39 pair produces month after month. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z But that bit of a squab I ate was nothing. No. 13 Washington Square Sometimes they have squabs in one side and commence a nest in the other side. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Feathers drifted about like snow; there were wild flutterings of doves; and squabs and eggs spattered the lawn. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Put 1 cup water in saucepan when it boils lay in squabs, 1 sliced onion, and 1 slice of carrot, simmer for 1-1/2 hours. The Story of Crisco If they regularly produce and raise two squabs of good size and light color, they are valuable as the parents of breeding stock and should be kept. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z And he seized a squab by the legs, with a hand that was still bandaged. No. 13 Washington Square In southern California, I saw fine squabs raised with a northeastern exposure, no floors, and only a three-sided shed. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The business of producing pigeon squabs resembles the duck business in the sense that it has been reduced to a successful system. The Dollar Hen Blend 2 tablespoons Crisco with 2 tablespoons flour, add 1 cup stock from squabs, salt and pepper to taste and boil for 5 minutes stirring all the time. The Story of Crisco When one of a pair of squabs dies, the chances are about nine out of ten that the female of the pair dies. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z From the smallest squab to the biggest boy, the Indian children danced about in the canoe without disturbing its equilibrium. Dick in the Everglades The true homer breeds a squab a little small for the best market price. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The income from the place should be about as follows: Eleven hundred cockerels sold as squab broilers at 40 cents each, $440.00; four hundred and seventy-five old hens at 30 cents, $140.00. The Dollar Hen Arrange the squabs on a hot dish and strain over the sauce. The Story of Crisco We make one of the sub-heads of this chapter, "Making a Market," although the market for squabs is already established, and the demand for them in the larger cities is constantly increasing. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z At the same table was a nice, tender Philadelphia squab, 'bout fryin' size, and while I was watching, Wilmer pulls down a bet belonging to it. Pardners The squabs run six, seven and eight pounds to the dozen, and the best demand is for eight, nine and ten pounds to the dozen squabs. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Miss Rachel's been up aw night wi' her, seemingly, and now her's gone off in a doze like, and Miss Rachel's resting, too, on th' squab i' th' parlor. The Price of Love This contrivance may be called a sofa, or it may be called a couch; but it can only be properly described by the Midland word for it—squab. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) Notwithstanding this, the enterprising squab-breeder will make his own market and get better prices than he can get if he sends his squabs to the larger cities. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The right thought came to him by and by; and taking from his storeroom an ornamental basket with a top to it, he went out to his pigeon house and selected two blue squabs. The Mettle of the Pasture They breed plump, broad-breasted squabs and do not eat more than the average homer. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Dress and clean goose, duck, squab, and turkey as directed for chicken. The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. Not much imagination was needed to realise the joy and ecstasy of losing yourself on that squab on a winter afternoon, with the range fire roaring in your face, and the curtain drawn abaft. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) We know of numerous cases where squab-breeders have built up a home demand which takes all the squabs and brings them high prices the year around. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Furthermore, the keeper in these rounds may tend any pigeon which is ailing, remove any which are dead, and take out such squabs as are fit for market. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro These birds breed a nine, ten, eleven and twelve pound to the dozen squab, and always a beautifully-shaped and white-meated squab. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Clean the squabs; lay them in salt water for about ten minutes and then rub dry with a clean towel. The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. This was in writing from Lord Holdernesse—but Lord Ligonier in words was more squab—"If he wanted a Court-Martial, he might go seek it in Germany." Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I Other squab breeders arrange to sell their young stock to those who do breed pigeons to sell as breeding stock and thus have a regular and constant demand for their young birds. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z There was a nest in the miller's woods last year, with two white eggs like tame Pigeons', only smaller, and when they hatched I took one of the squabs home for a pet. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners An egg, two or three weeks' old, having decided dark lines through it, is a sign that the squab has died in the shell. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit In serving lay a squab upon a piece of toasted bread. The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. It's like this: when Nome was struck a Swede feller she had knew staked her a claim, but she couldn't hold it, her bein' a squab—under age, savvy? Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories After he got started he found that he could sell a few pairs of squabs to one or two restaurants and the best hotel in the town. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z If there is a Robin's or Dove's nest at hand, they think it is foolish to look further, and help themselves to fresh eggs or squabs. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Young squabs do not need assistance to get out of shell, but the empty shell can be removed later. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit When he experimented in a small way at raising a few pigeons for market, he found no less zest in calculating in squabs than formerly when he had calculated in millions. Burning Daylight Mike's infatuation served one purpose, though; he spent so much time with the squab that it give me an opportunity to work out my scheme. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories He began supplying orders from these places and others began to call on him for squabs for special occasions, such as local banquets, receptions and other social functions. 42He started with fifty pairs of breeders. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z For instance, often these squabs do—or pretend to do—a little something in the way of work—a little canvassing or artists' model or anything you please. The Price She Paid The young squabs should not be handled too much and I do not advise any artificial feeding at all, as the old birds will give their young the best care. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Bluff-bowed and squab, the figure of an old Dutch woman, and telling of her trade a league off. The Blue Lagoon: a romance Gazing at food was Miss Gussie Fink's occupation, and just to see the way she regarded a boneless squab made you certain that she never ate. Buttered Side Down: Stories He selected his best squabs to keep for the purpose of increasing his flock and sold the others in his nearest market. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z "But how do they—these—squabs—account for the money?" The Price She Paid The so-called pigeon milk varies according to the size of squabs and later contains whole grains and water. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The squab that is hatched with one you may have for breakfast. The Harvester He had already invited Mr. Witherspoon to dine with me on Saturday evening, and had ordered oysters and squabs and ice-cream from the village caterer to help out my veal. Dear Enemy Then he concluded to begin advertising squabs for sale as breeders. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The dog made a bound and seizing the squab sprang from the bridge and ran for life. A Girl of the Limberlost The squabs should never leave the nest till fully feathered, this takes about four weeks, and at that time the squabs are ready for market. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Pigeons, which are called squabs when used as food, are the only domesticated birds of this class. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish You're too big to suit me; I like 'em squab size. Star-Dust At last so many were sold in the town that a prominent provision firm came to him and made him a flat offer of $4.00 a dozen for all the squabs he would raise. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Dennis, his first critic, called him "a short squab gentleman, the very bow of the God of love; his outward form is downright monkey." The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems The feeding I have not gone into before, as it is contingent on the squabs. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Midsummer is the best season for squabs, but they can be purchased at other times of the year. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish If you looked at them they turned into squab faces smeared with green. Mary Olivier: a Life Another way to build up a private trade is to introduce nicely dressed squabs among the wealthiest families of a town. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Lobster in every form is a favorite supper delicacy, and the grouse; snipe, woodcock, teal; canvasback, and squab on toast, are always in order. Manners and Social Usages Scratch feed also lacks peas, and these are the finest fattening and strengthening food that squabs can get. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The cost of squabs is too high to allow them to be used extensively as a food in the ordinary household. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish Her hands were now clinched, one on each side of her; she was poking the little fists into the squab of the sofa. Mary Marston One breeder who started out in this way now sells all his squabs at $1.00 a pair. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Whatever it was, the word was no sooner out of his mouth but a huge little squab Sausage, starting out of the front of their main body, would have griped him by the collar. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 As soon as the squabs are fully feathered, they should be removed from the nest, as they will soon jump from nest and run on the floor, thereby losing weight until killed. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit It is a diverting spectacle, a man with his mouth full of squab, insisting that cats should be exterminated. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century He was called a "savage," a "devil in man's shape," and other dainty names; but he was left to eat his squab pie in peace. Hereward, the Last of the English The enterprising squab breeder will be able to find a market for the product of his loft, no matter where he lives. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z There would be plenty of eggs then, and in a few weeks squabs quiveringly, helplessly fat. Tropic Days If squabs are to be killed at once, care should be taken to remove from pen just before feeding time, so that their crops will not be full of grain. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit He was an odd, grotesque humorist, of most ungainly exterior, black haired and bearded, with a squint, a squab nose, and a short but very powerful figure. David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales Bedding.—The bedsteads are iron provided with a wire-spring mattress, a squab of vegetable fibre and a sufficient number of blankets. Turkish Prisoners in Egypt A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross The express companies carry squabs at the regular dressed-poultry rates, and in many places there are fast freight lines which take butter and eggs to distant markets in the shortest possible time. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z When young, and still fed by their parents, they are most preferable for the table, and are called squabs; under six months they are denominated squeakers, and at six months they begin to breed. The Book of Household Management If squab does not die in thirty seconds, repeat as it is difficult for a novice to cut the wind pipe and brain the first time. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Here, he told himself in his own crude language, was the squab's mother camping on Kirk's trail with an axe. The Coming of Bill Prepare, cook and serve the same as quail They should be young for broiling, squabs being the best. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book The trouble will not be so much where to find a market as how to produce squabs enough, once the breeder has been in the business long enough to make a name for himself. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z After the whistlin' squabs was asleep in their nests I went out among the whippoorwills an' the bats. Flowing Gold Plucking is easy and should be done while the squab is still warm. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The mock dignitary was a stout-made under-sized fellow, whose thick squab form had been rendered grotesque by a supplemental paunch, well stuffed. The Abbot If squabs are used, two hours will cook them. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book It is very easy to learn the exact time that squabs should be sent to market, and anyone can learn it at once. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The more practical Mr. Fitts decided to start a squab farm. West Wind Drift After picking, the squab should be dropped into cold water to cool and harden. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit In the afternoon we had also Mr. Wallace, the attorney general, a most squat and squab looking man. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 The moonlight stripes the Mosque's high front of coloured enamel work in broad diagonal bands; and each separate dreaming pigeon in the niches and corners of the masonry throws a squab little shadow. Life's Handicap Go over the nests in the evening and select the squabs which are to be dressed the next day. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Then I shall do all my own housework, and make cake for the neighbors, and cater for lunch-parties, and raise chickens and squabs, and keep bees, and grow violets and mushrooms, and have an herb-garden. Glenloch Girls Grading squabs as to size depends on whom you are selling to. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Such like as capres, asparagus, sucking pigs, squabs, and other animals eaten only when they are young. The Physiology of Taste A fat man or woman: from their likeness to a well-stuffed couch, called also a squab. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue If they are sent to market with full crops, the contents of the crop will sour and ferment and spoil the squabs for food purposes in a short time. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z And here is the romaine for the salad, and lovely squabs to roast. Patty's Butterfly Days Over-crowding must be avoided as the squabs huddle in groups and smother easily. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit She wigs up a lot better'n some of the squabs in this troupe. The Auction Block For one year our squabs averaged us a fraction over 60 cent per pair; say $3.60 has been the returns from each pair of breeders. Three Acres and Liberty These red spots are called "blisters" and injure the selling qualities of a squab which shows them. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Bessy herself lay on a squab, or short sofa, placed under the window. North and South A regular spindle coop, about 24 inches by 36 inches and 1 foot high, will hold 30 live squabs for shipping; more than that is risky. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit But I had forgotten—there was also a chair with a "squab" that apologized inadequately for the defects of its cane seat. In the Days of the Comet It is, however, 'pigeon nature' to lay ten or eleven times a year, but hardly natural to presume that each and every egg will ultimately mean a Jumbo squab in the commission man's hands. Three Acres and Liberty When a squab is plucked clean, throw it into a tub of water from a spring or well from thirty minutes to an hour. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z She stood for a moment at the door—then, her finger on her lips, she stole to a seat on the squab near Bessy. North and South If squabs are to be sold for breeding purposes, they should not be shipped till they are at least eight weeks' old, and preferably ten weeks. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Besides these were Ginger, a squab negro built to fit the galley of a yacht; and three Indian guides. The Blazed Trail "Do I look as if he drove squab?" The Enchanted Typewriter After the squabs are picked and cooled, pack them in ice in barrels or boxes. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z At the very gate he met a gaunt figure riding in on a squab pony. White Lies Remember, good breeders will breed plump, white squabs at a fast rate, while poor breeders will grow small, dark squabs that have not the vitality to ever be first-class breeders. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit Lay the squab of a sofa on it, and make haste. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald At the Quaker City squab en casserole the idea about Artemisia Blye comes to me. Strictly business: more stories of the four million After the bottom is covered with ice, put in a layer of squabs, pack down and so the carcasses are closely packed but not squeezed together. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z There were gifts, too, flowers and jellies and some squab from Mrs. Sayre. The Breaking Point The months when squabs should be saved for breeders are, February, March, April and May. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit All right," responded Black-Tie, with unimpaired cheerfulness; "suppose we say 'squabs' when we talk about the 'proposal' and 'larks' when we discuss the 'proposition.' Options Grasping the musket with one hand he called out in an important tone: "'Tention, squab!" Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp Be liberal about using ice, for it is necessary that the birds should be kept cool and the express companies make allowance for the weight of the ice in weighing squabs packed this way. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The squab young we brought down and placed on the grass-plot, where they tumbled about, and were as helpless as a new-born child. The Natural History of Selborne He bought roses for the house, he ordered squab for dinner, he had the car cleaned and polished. Babbitt From the ranches scattered around we could procure butter and squabs and young vegetables, and the soldiers cultivated great garden patches, and our small dinners and breakfasts live in delightful memory. Vanished Arizona In picking squabs, some leave them hanging where they are killed, while others take them in the hand. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z If any grain has been found in the crop of a squab as it is being dressed, it should be removed. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Some enthusiastic or dishonest sellers of breeding pigeons talk about their birds producing nine or ten pairs of squabs each year. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z No pair of birds will raise two squabs every time they hatch, for accidents will happen, and one squab or both, in some brooding periods, will die. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Say, for the sake of a basis from which to arrange, that a loft of a good strain of Homers, properly housed and fed, will produce an average of six pairs of squabs each year. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z This would be an even dozen squabs for each pair of pigeons in the loft. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z If there happens to be a number of dark-fleshed or rather light-weight squabs in a killing, these should be packed by themselves and sent on in anticipation of receiving a low price for them. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Dispose of all under-sized squabs, and when the birds have grown up sell all those which prove inferior. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Select all the time for heavy weights in your squabs and get the top of the market. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The good breeder watches what kind of squabs each pair produces and keeps selecting the best from time to time until he has a loft full which may be depended upon. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The well-bred squab Homer carries its head erect, its plumage is smooth and sleek, and its neck carries the colors of the rain-bow. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Nothing is gained by putting some poor squabs among a number of good ones, for they will reduce the price of the whole package. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The squab Homer in health is a beautiful bird, alive every moment and noticing keenly everything that passes. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Squabs have constantly increased in price in the larger markets for several years, and hundreds of new towns have come in with a call for good squabs. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Everyone who begins to raise squabs for the market makes the demand for them larger. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Many restaurants now serve squab when there is an order for quail on toast, and those who like good things usually go back and want some more of that same kind of "quail." Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z In South Jersey they kill on Monday or Tuesday and send the squabs to New York and usually get a check for them by Saturday. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Good restaurants now keep squabs on hand and put them on their tables under their proper name, having learned that it pays to do so. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Men, women and children raise squabs in this district, nearly every one of them being sold in New York City. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z There is no risk in going into the squab business, if the birds are properly cared for. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Clean the house on a certain day in the week, kill the squabs on the day which best suits your market. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z In the eastern market squabs are graded by weight and quality. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Remember that the price paid for squabs in a given package is made on the basis of all of them being as poor as the poorest in the package. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z These little pests like to nest with a pair of pigeons, and particularly in cold weather have a fashion of crawling between the parent bird and the squab. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z A good cat kept around the feed room is often a good investment, but do not forget that a cat likes squabs very much and must be carefully kept outside the breeding lofts. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Pigeons when they are not breeding, do not mind cold weather, but breeding birds should have a tight house on account of the squabs. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z |
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