Crean was cook that day, and I suggested to him that he should wear his goggles, which he happened to have brought with him.

The goggles helped him a great deal as he bent over the fire and tended the stew.

And what a stew it was! The young albatrosses weighed about fourteen pounds each fresh killed, and we estimated that they weighed at least six pounds each when cleaned and dressed for the pot.

Four birds went into the pot for six men, with a Bovril ration for thickening.

The flesh was white and succulent, and the bones, not fully formed, almost melted in our mouths.