180 EDIBLE BRITISH MOLLUSKS. 



Echinus esculentus is called in Feroese eyilkier. 



They are usually eaten raw, like oysters, are cut into 

 four quarters, and the flesh eaten with a spoon.* 



To Cook Echini. — Boil them as you would boil eggs, 

 and eat them with sippets of bread. 



Generally considered in season in the autumn. The 

 sea-egg becomes red like a crab when it is cooked, and is 

 said to resemble it in flavour. 



* ' La Vie et les Moeurs des Animaux,' par Louis Figuier. 



