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CONCERNING LAPLAND. 185
er other feafoning: in this manner they finifh their repaft. They
have been accufed of eating their venifon raw, but that the mif-
fionary aflures us is never the cafe. Befides the flefhy parts of the
rein-deer, the mountain Laplander boils the legs for the fake of
the marrow, which being confidered as highly delicious, is referved
for the miffionary. They likewife cook and eat the entrails,
but never with the meat. The mountain Laplander does not
even give the bones to his dog, but {tews them as long as he can
get any oil from them, for which purpofe he breaks the bones in
{mall pieces —Count Rumford himfelf could not exercife greater
economy. The lights of the rein-deer he divides among his dogs.
Thefe animals are of very great fervice to him in following the
rein-deer, and fome of the Laplanders have to the number of
eight. They are fed very {paringly ; for, except the lights, when
a rein-deer is killed, they have only a little broth given them in
the morning and at night. The Laplanders not only ftew their
venifon, but often eat it roafted, of which they are particularly
fond. In roafting they make ufe of wooden fpits, fticking one
end in the ground, by which means the flefh hangs before the
fire, and remains there until fufficiently cooked. Bafting meat
with butter is utterly unknown to them.
From what has been faid, it will be concluded that the Lap-
landers eat their venifon frefh, and are not accuftomed to keep it
by means of falt: indeed, as they never kill deer during the fum-
mer, they have no occafion to avail themfelves of this expedient
to preferve the venifon fweet during the reft of the year. To
Vor. I. Bb vary
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