The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-10-16

not fail 81 gratifying our readers.
II Il be true, a. Dr.JO!nsOn says, that Z there
arc few things, "a winch a man thinks 20 seri-
ously as his dinucr,' that science which caters
for il, cannot be undressing The Gouy-
w,aads OF the present dav as they look back over
the waste places in this precious art-or science.
- il may more properly be called, will feel
gneyed az the neglect into which il has fallen
and the great indifference with which its pro-
1essOrs are regarded, France in the art Of cook
ing maintains a decided superiority 70 every
other nation, and il j. there that the lovers of
good eating will turn 90 CRAFTY their excited
AaginatOns, at least, if thithcr they cannot
- il their steps.
Amongst French writers the science Of eating has al
ways held much more dstinc disncd rank than with
C., and makes slight figure in almost 4 the branch
e. Of then literature N0taire has declared that the
Gate of very often depends On I'LL, GOOD Of bal
digestion Of PRIME minister and IN most u the
French novels tine pleasures ol eating are uN Eli upon
and, even IN the most pathetic parts the heTones Of
ZEN desCant on them much m the which should
expect m the daughe 81 a London Alderman.
Qucllc est rance,
o diner ton importance, quee est ton influence
Dc
We cannot think that ia England the passion
for good eating has wholly fallen into dissuse,
since we learn BY late accounts that corps Of 10
or 30 cooks preceded the Ming into ireland to
pandcr for his appetite. But m modern days
We in vain look for that dignidcd and noble
practise Of the art, which vas exercised 10 for
mer times, as must be evident TO every one who
VIII take the trouble TO read the following pas
.aGc from the review.
Amongst many choice collections Of COmpIeat
Cooks Closets Opoatd, DC. which have examined
In hopes Of discovering choice noTse Tor the
gale readers, found the following curious
81 Jr7u7yhy and Trophies ia Cookery, to be
at is "a rnp
TLisLed Cook n Ro5ert .ha, 1854 gentleman OF
great eminenCe IN his time who received his culinary
education al tine Court Of rance, appears w bio
graphical memoir which accompanies his book After
giving directions for preparation in paste of an ar
ttCIl SNIP, and castle with battlements porcullsses
crawbudEes, &c win guns and train OF sunporder
70 communicate with IhCn paste stag is be made,
and placed on tie table between them al Je git and
onamcn,ld ith flag Sc; lis body to bc flied with
CarUt vine and bTGaI stuck in il and Oh each
U the stdCs pies ID Ike served the one filed
carefully with zee frogs and the other with lire birds
the whole &c De- gamished round with EGG shells de-
pnved o.. their meat, and ned with rose water. The
trains to be left Oft and the ship and castle are
ddintly tlre each other IN mimic battle but be-
fore this be- ordered that some of the ladies
may pluck the OF the stag, ard then viii the
elarCt wine follow as blood running out Of a wound.
This done the stencil OF the powdere the
ladies take the egg shells full Of waters and
uros. them each other. Al danger being seemingly
by ts time, YOU may suppose they Viii desire to
see What i, the pics when lifting first Tie lid of one
pie Slip lTN4S- winch makes the ladies 10 skip
and shrek next aI,ST the other pie whence comes
ont the birds who w natural instinct flying the
light will PIT o the eu'dLey; so that, what with the
living birds and skipping hogS the above, the other
beneath viii cause much delight and pleasure 10 the
whole company At length the candles lighted !
and a banquet brought in the music sounds and
erv one with much delight and content, rGhcarSes hs
actions in the former passages.
Such were formerly the delights O the nobility, be-
4 -,IJ 1,,,Af
The principal books upon this subject within
the last century, are the Practical Cook or
New System of the art and mystery of cooking
sc. by Charles Carter, published in handsome
duarto volume in 1880. The author proposes
to deal chiefly in the Epic or Heroic style Of
cookery and TO have devoted himself mostly TO
the study Of the grand and sumptuous part Of
his science" The Almanach dcs Commands,
4 French work has reached eight volumes. The
picir@ RediUiUus from die pen Of Dr.. kitch-
cner has rare merit and is very properly dedi-
Gated to TastcfW palateS, Keen GPPetites and
Gqyaciols Siol2acts." The peculiar recOmmen-
dstion of this treatise is, that &" the author sub
mittod TO a labour no preceding cookery book
maker ever attempted 10 encounter, having Ot-
fen every receipt before lie set it down III his
book"
In reading the catalogue of learned works up !
on this curious and noble science, it is truly d
mortitving to an American that he can point 20
no treatise upon this subject from his coun- I
try that no one from the western world has
contributed to the perfection of scientific cook
cry, by giving to the world single new receipt
or improving an old one well may the Eng
Ilsh Reviewers, ask, lohO has read an american
cook or tCiat has america done for science
The White Mountains appeared TO yesterday nom
ing covered with snow for the first time this
he atmosphere was remarkably clear and their appear
znce strikingly brilliant against the rising sun.
The Supreme Judicial Court of this State
commences its autumnai session at WsCasset
this day.
We observe BY an article which We extract .
this day from New York paper, that the Com \
missioners under the treaty OF Client on our cas-
tern boundaries. are not agreed as 10 the true ,
construction of the old treaty. The British con-
end that the st. John river is not one of those .
contemplated by the treaty as falling INTO the |
Atlantic. because il empties itself into the bay |
Of Funday while the American Commission !
,rs with much common sense, resist tins idea, \
md say that the river St. John, taking its rise \
a the highlands which separate the waters Of
he Atlantic and st. Lawrence, and running IN /
D bav, which discharges itself into the Allan
lie. IS evidently, bv plain and fair cOnstruc-
ton of language within the view and meaning |
If the treaty. one of those rivers. The conten- |
ion involves the settlement of the Matawascahs, |
, French village, and several millions acres OF
and in the north eastern part OF tins state. ny /
Tue terms Of the treaty ia case Of disagreement |
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