2 OCTOBER 1886, Page 16

IS THE SEA-GULL EDIBLE P

[To ?RR EDITOR OP TEE " SPECTATOR.") S1E,—If the sea-gull is skinned before it is cooked, it is by no means bad eating. The fishy taste appears to be confined to the layer of fat under the skin.—I am, Sir, &c., 23 Old Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, W.C. P. EDWARD DOVE.