fo u n d o f th e co d -filh, o r th e in te ftin e s o f th e re in -d e e r w ith a q u a n tity
o f b u tte r m ilk .
T h e m o u n ta in L ap lan d e rs lik ewiie m ak e b u tte r o f th e re in d
eer s m i l k ; b u t as th e y tak e in th e w h o le fu b ftan c e o f th e m ilk ,
i t is o f a w h ite colour, an d n o t fo w e ll ta ile d o r fa t as th a t o f th e
c re am o f cow s m ilk , ufed for th a t purpofo b y th e m a ritim e L a p lan
d e r, w h o has few re in -d e e r, a n d whofe flo c k coniifts chiefly o f
cow s, flieep, an d goats. I n m ak in g th e ir b u tte r th e w om e n ufe
th e ir fingers o nly, ftirrin g th e c ream a b o u t w ith th em till, as com m
o n ly exprefled, th e b u tte r comes, o r till it acquires confiftency.
T h e m o u n ta in L a p la n d e r co n flan tly dines o r iu p s u p o n ven iio n
fre lh k ille d th ro u g h o u t th e w in te r, a n d flau g h ters weekly o n e or
tw o re in -d e e r, a c co rd in g to th e n um b e r o f perfons o f w h ic h his
fam ily confifls. L i s v en iio n is cooked in th e fo llow in g m an n e r.
H e cu ts fm all pieces, w h ic h h e p u ts in his p o t, w ith o u t p a y in g a n y
reg a rd to c le an in g th em from blo o d a n d d i r t : h e th e n places th e
p o t by th e fide o f th e fire, th a t th e fa t m ay b e d raw n from th e
m e a t by g en tle h e a t. W h e n th e m e a t is nearly done, he fk im s .
th e fa t o ff an d p u ts i t by in a ih ell, th row in g a little fa it in to i t ;
h e n e x t tak e s o u t th e pieces w ith a wo oden fork, a n d lays th em
o n a difh, leav in g th e rem a in in g liq u o r o r b ro th in th e p o t. S u p p
e r being n ow ready, th e family fe at th em felv e s ro u n d th is d iih o f
m e a t ; an d as th e y e a t, each dips th e pieces h e ld w ith th e p o in t
o f th e k nife in to th e ih ell w h ic h co n ta in s th e fa t th a t has b e en
ik im m e d off, a n d n ow and th e n fups a ladle full o f th e b ro th r e m
a in in g in th e p o t, w h ic h is ta k e n w ith o u t an y m ix tu re o f flo u r
0 o r
o r o th e r feafoning : in th is m an n e r th e y finifh th e ir repaft. T h e y
have been accufed o f e a tin g th e ir ven iio n raw , b u t th a t th e m iffionary
allures us is never th e cafe. Befides th e flefhy p a rts o f th e
re in -d e er, th e m o u n ta in L a p la n d e r boils th e legs for th e fake o f
th e m a rrow , w h ic h b e in g confidered as h ig h ly delicious, is referved
for th e miffionary. T h e y lik ew iie cook a n d e a t th e en tra ils,
b u t never w ith th e m ea t. T h e m o u n ta in L a p la n d e r does n o t
even give th e bones to his dog, b u t flews th em as lo n g as h e c an
g e t any oil from th em , for w h ic h p u rpofe h e breaks th e bones in
fm all pieces.— C o u n t R um fo rd h im ie lf could n o t exercife g re a te r
e conomy. T h e lig h ts o f th e re in -d e e r he divides am o n g his dogs.
T h e fe an im a ls are o f very g re a t fervice to h im in following th e
re in -d e er, an d fome o f th e L ap lan d e rs have to th e n um b e r o f
e ig h t. T h e y are fed very fparingly ; for, e x c ep t th e lig h ts, w h en
a re in -d e e r is killed, th e y have o n ly a little b ro th given th em in
th e m o rn in g an d a t n ig h t. T h e L ap lan d e rs n o t o n ly flew th e ir
venifon, b u t o ften e a t it roafted, o f w h ic h th e y are p a rticu la rly
fond. In ro a ftin g th e y m ak e ufe o f wooden fpits, flic k in g one
end in th e g ro u n d , by w h ic h means th e fleih hangs before th e
fire, an d remains th e re u n til fufficien tly Cooked. B a ilin g m e a t
w ith b u tte r is u tte rly u n k n ow n to th em .
F rom w h a t has been laid, it will be con clu d ed th a t th e L a p landers
e a t th e ir venifon frefh, an d are n o t a c cu ftom ed to keep it
b y means o f f a i t : indeed, as they nev er k ill deer d u rin g th e fum -
m e r, th ey have no occalion to avail themfqlves o f th is exp ed ien t
to preferve th e venifon fw e e t d u rin g th e re ft o f th e year. T o
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