Caper buds. Capers are a distinctive ingredient in Italian cuisine, especially in Sicilian, Aeolian and southern Italian cooking. They are commonly used in salads, pasta salads, meat dishes, and pasta sauces. Examples of uses in Italian cuisine are chicken piccata and "spaghetti alla puttanesca". Capers are known for being one of the ingredients of tartar sauce. They are often served with cold smoked salmon or cured salmon dishes (especially lox and cream cheese). Capers and caper berries are sometimes substituted for olives to garnish a martini. Capers are categorized and sold by their size, defined as follows, with the smallest sizes
Hired armed cutter Tartar resistance, became known as the Vlieter Incident. As a result of the surrender, Duncan's fleet was awarded prize money, in which "Tartar" shared. "Tartar" was a popular name for British privateers with some 23 letters of marque being issued between 1793 and 1815, covering what appear to be some eight or so different vessels. Among these there was one 90-ton cutter. She was armed with eight 2-pounder guns and six swivel guns. Her crew of 24 men was under the command of Benjamin Jelly Worthington, and her letter was dated 25 February 1793. Benjamin Jelly Worthington received a second letter