How to cook whale meat
Note that you aren't really supposed to try this. I just found it and thought it was interesting.
1917-These recipes were prepared by Miss Winifred Baker, teacher of Domestic Science in Victoria, B.C. schools, and are sufficient for a family of five. Many of these recipes are being used by chefs in hotels along the Pacific coast.
Whale Steak
Whale steak cut 1/2 inch thick. Dip for a minute in hot water
containing one tablespoonful of soda to the quart of water.
Grease the wires of a broiler or a frying pan, and allow the
pan to become quite hot. Put the steak in, and sear quickly on both sides.
Reduce heat slightly, cook for about 3 minutes, and allow to brown well. Remove
to a hot platter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dot with butter, add a few
drops of sauce. Garnish with parsley and serve at once.
Pot Roast of Whale
Four pounds whale meat cut in a square or oblong.
Dip in warm soda water for five minutes. Drain thoroughly,
and sear well on all sides in a hot greased frying pan. Put the meat in a large
saucepan. Drop in a small cheesecloth containing 1 teaspoonful pickling spice,
1/2 bay leaf, 3 sprigs boiling water. Simmer slowly for 4 1/2 hours. If roasting
more than 3 to 4 pounds meat, cut in two parts so that it will not take so long
to cook.
Serve with Brown Onion or Tomato Parsley Sauce.
Braised Whale Roast
3 1/2-4 lbs. whale meat, treated with soda water, drained and
seared in the same manner as the Pot Roast.
Dot the surface well with butter or pieces of beef fat. Put
in a covered meat pan with a small cheesecloth bag containing 1/2 bay leaf, 1/2
teaspoonful pickling spice, 3 sprigs parsley, 1 sliced onion; and hot water to
the depth of 1 inch. Cook very slowly in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes,
gradually allowing the water to lessen.
Serve with Brown Onion or Tomato Parsley Sauce.
Source 'Short Skirts Cause Quakes' from Topper Books, 1991