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EDIBLE BRITISH MOLLUSKS. 
Echinus esculentus is called in Peroese 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. 
