Mirlitons

Later in the evening, the whole party armed itself with larger or smaller 'mirlitons' (reed-pipe whistles), and on these small monotonous instruments, sometimes made of sugar, they played, after the fashion of Russian horn music, the overture to 'Demophon,' two frying-pans representing the drums.” ❋ Ferris, George T (1878)

It was a tradition at my family on Sunday we would fry chicken, with eggplant, mirlitons, and shrimp, so I would go home and get that. ❋ James Carville With Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza (2009)

When I was thirty-four and married to my second husband, I picked through fresh green mirlitons at Winn Dixie, also called alligator pears, and I remembered my boyfriend, Rob. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Add salt, pepper, herbs and drained mirlitons to pan and stir until the contents look like a somewhat watery mush. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Forgot to say that the sausage and shrimp should be added with the mirlitons too. ❋ Unknown (2006)

They sold many things: nougat, _pain d'èpices_, mirlitons, hoops, drums, noisy battledoors and shuttlecocks; and little ten-sou hand-mirrors, neatly bound in zinc, that could open and shut. ❋ George Du Maurier (1865)

The air was full of the scent of trodden grass and macaroons and French tobacco, blown from the park; of gay French laughter and the music of _mirlitons_; of a light dusty haze, shot with purple and gold by the setting sun. ❋ George Du Maurier (1865)

The other recipes we use are passed down from a friend's grandmother in Louisiana, who used to pickle okra, mirlitons ❋ Unknown (2010)

Halve the mirlitons and boil them in lightly salted water until you can pierce them all the way through without using excessive pressure. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other starters include eggplant hushpuppies, a wild mushroom tostada (which I've heard raves about), a tower of onion rings encasing Caesar salad, and flash-fried oysters with pickled chilies and mirlitons. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You can use mirlitons in any recipe that uses summer squashes and it's excellent when paired with shrimp, crab or crawfish.

Creole tomatoes, Ponchatoula strawberries, and mirlitons, and speckled trout and Gulf oysters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I’ve lived in New Orleans & learned to cook some of my favorites stuffed mirlitons, oyster dressing… But sometime soon I’ll dredge up Granny’s Plum pudding recipe. ❋ Unknown (2006)