Mfssfssirri si'ooMiii.i. FisiiEny 



wciulis IVoiii I u 11 Id lit'lcfii or t w ( iity 

 pniinds. in ;i siiiulc lisli. 1 1 i^ put on 

 ;i coarse wire si('\c and rnlilxd hy 

 liand across the wires nnlil tlie eii;i'S 



Photo hy Du-if/ht yr.nil:tii, 



Preparing spoonbill caviar. The roe is put on a 

 roarsi' wire sieve and riil)bed by lianrl iu-ross tlie 

 wires until the es-'irs are separated from tlieir nieiii- 

 brane-; and fh'op intf) the pan beneath 



are sc])arated tVoni tlieir ineinhranes ami 

 <lro]) into tli( ])aii hineatli the sie\c The 

 raw caviar is mixed with '(iermaii" salt 

 and is ready for shipment. It must inider- 

 <;o still furtlier pre])aration however, hel'ore 

 il is in the form familiar to it>. In its 

 raw state it lirinL^s alioul lialf-a-d(»llar 

 a pound. !l i> >aid that >])oonl)ill caxiar 

 is the best known, ha\in;; reccixcd 

 the hij^lust award at one of the World 

 Ivxpositions. 



Photo hu L. lhix!<nkof 



The spoonbill or paddlcflsll {Pohjodnn 

 spnthuhi ) 



