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The tunny was caught in large quantities off the coast, shell-fish were abundant and of unusual size, while huge eels were sometimes taken by the fishermen, which, when salted, formed an article of commerce, and were reckoned a delicacy at Athenian tables. Gades is said to have been founded by colonists from Tyre a few years anterior to the foundation of Utica by the same people.
His face was "purple and blue" and in whose blood-shot eyes there was an expression "much like that of a departed tunny fish or salmon," and he became so great an annoyance that Borrow made a complaint to Mr Drummond Hay. This is one of the few instances of Borrow's experiencing difficulty with any British official, for, as a rule, he was extremely popular.
For all that the Spaniards could do, their settlements and factories grew larger. The life attracted people, in spite of all its perils, just as tunny fishing attracted the young gallant in Cervantes. A day of hunting in the woods, a night of jollity, with songs, over a cup of drink, among adventurous companions qué cosa tan bonita! We cannot wonder that it had a fascination.
From La Rabida now you can no longer see, as Columbus saw, fleets of caravels lying-to and standing off and on outside the bar waiting for the flood tide; only a few poor boats fishing for tunny in the empty sunny waters, or the smoke of a steamer standing on her course for the Guadalquiver or Cadiz. But in those spring days of 1492 there was a great stir and bustle of preparation in Palos.
Carriazo gave his parents a long and circumstantial account of all the fine things he had seen and done during the three years he had been from home, in all which there was not one word of truth; but he never so much as hinted at the tunny fisheries, though they were constantly in his thoughts, more especially as the time approached in which he had promised his friends he would return to them.
He then asked the skipper what the idle lobcocks used to sacrifice to their gorbellied god on interlarded fish-days. For his first course, said the skipper, they gave him: Caviare. tops, bishop's-cods, Red herrings. Botargoes. celery, chives, ram- Pilchards. Pease soup. sort of mushrooms Fry of tunny. Spinach. that sprout out of Cauliflowers.
Put them into a saucepan and fry them in their own oil. This oil is generally sufficient, but should it not be, add another tablespoon of olive-oil. When the tunny have been fried add a teaspoonful of chopped parsley and four tomatoes, peeled and the seeds removed, and a pinch of pepper. Let the tomatoes cook thoroughly.
The tunny will lurk under slices of egg; a cauliflower hot enough to burn your fingers, and which has just left the garden, will be served fresh on a black platter; white sausages will float on snow-white porridge, and the pale bean will accompany the red-streaked bacon. In the second course, raisins will be set before you, and pears which pass for Syrian, and roasted chestnuts.
The roe of the mullet pressed flat and dried; that of commerce, however, is from the tunny, a large fish of passage which is common in the Mediterranean. The best kind comes from Tunis." and bread and butter till 12 at night, it being moonshine; and so to bed, very near fuddled. 6th. My head hath aked all night, and all this morning, with my last night's debauch.
Father and son were really about to drown when they heard a voice like a guitar out of tune call from the sea: "What is the trouble?" "It is I and my poor father." "I know the voice. You are Pinocchio." "Exactly. And you?" "I am the Tunny, your companion in the Shark's stomach." "And how did you escape?" "I imitated your example.
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