AQUATIC rKODHCTS IN ARTB AND INDHSTKIES. 11)5 



is I'ciiiovcd, it is iiol. bailed ofT, tlui iisuiil i)liiii Ixniii; 1,<> lill tlic [)()t 

 witli Ci'osli bluhlxM- jukI uj^aiii boil it down iiiilil Uic poi is l"iill. In 

 this nKUiMcr llic hot, oil inclts t,ll(^ cold blubber und iJic latt.cf i-cduees 

 tlic tcnipci'at iii'ci of the oil alrc^ady i-eiidered. 



Tlie ])ones of (M^tacjoa eoiitaiii iiioi-e oi- less oil, but th(\y a,i-e iilJli/cd 

 in oil-renderini;- only when whales ai-e s<;ar(H^. On a u'ood \'oyagei the 

 (;ii(losk(d(iions ai(^ tlirown overboard as fast as lli<^ coatin.i;" of fat is 

 i'eniov(Ml, j)i-ovid<Ml they are not i'e([nir(Hl for fu(d. 



The bbibber of the "small " and the lobes of the; (luk(;s arc; (;nt into 

 liorse-pieees and boiled ouli with the body blubber, ))eing of the same 

 nature. The entrail fat. of the hnini)baek whale: may bi; boiU^d by 

 itself or with tlu^ blubber, whiehe\'<'r is nioi-e eonveni(Mit, the oil of the 

 fat and that of tin; blubber being of tli<> same gi-adc;. The fins of tin; 

 sperm whale Jii'(; cut up with spaders; the fjitt.y eov(M'in,i;- is boiled with 

 the body blubbc^r, and the bones with tin; fat-lean. The oleaginous 

 covering of the (ins of th(i I'ight whale is cut int,o horse-pieces and 

 boiled with tlu^lxxly blublxu-; tin; (in boiuis of this sp<}ci(;s ar(; rejected, 

 Tlu; liead skin, or the fatty covering of t,h(; crown of both the i-iglit and 

 bowhead whal<\s, and, indexed, th<; "In^adgciar" of both, are (Mit into 

 horse-pieces and i-un tihi-ough the |)ot-s with the body l)lubb(^r. 



The tongue of the bowhead as well as of right whales is also i-educed 

 to hors(;-pieces and boiled out. Tin; tongue blul)ber is clos(!-grained, 

 or of much finer texture than tliat of the ordinary blubber, and is usu- 

 ally boiled out last. When "green" its oil is extracted with great 

 difliculty, if, indeed, this can be accomplished at all when cooked by 

 itself, unless very finely minced; hence it is sonuitimes laid aside and 

 run through the i)ots in easy stages with the body blubber of the next 

 cut. A muscular, fibrous substance known as "plum pudding" pei-- 

 meates the blubber of the tongues of these two sjiecies of whales, 

 extending longitudinally through the central part and in greater 

 abundance near the roots. Most of it is utterly worthless and is 

 thrown overboard when detached fi'om the fat of the tongue. At 

 times, howevei-, wlu'u the fat predominatjes, the "plum i^udding" is 

 saved and boiled out with tins tongue or the refuse of the whale. It is 

 alnujst in)possil)le; to rendei' it when cooked alone. 



The "ging(M- i'olls,"or plaited folds on the throat, and bi'(;ast of the 

 hunii)back, are cut into horse-[)ie(;es and rendered with tlu; body l)lub- 

 b(u-; l)ut tin; inbu-mediatt; substance, resembling "white-horse" in 

 some respects, is extremely tough and (dast ic, ami is absolutidy worth- 

 less as an oil-yielding substance. 



In trying out a sperm whale, either the body l)lubber oi- lh<; head 

 matter, including the junk and case, may be boiled out (irst; but they 

 are never cooked together, since it is not policy to mix the oils, the head 

 oil being worth a cent or two per gallon more than the body oil. The 

 manner of preparing the case and junk for the pots being different, 

 they will be described sepai-ately. 



If the body blubber is tried out lirst, the head nuitter is deposited 



