Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-16
A DISH FOR THE HUNGRY.
FRoM THR NArloNAL ApYocArR.

hH'u, Weighing thrce pnunds anu twelve oun'
ces, was raised in Woodbury.. Conn. the pre-.
| sent season, by Mfr. Dcnjamin Andrews.
rsdish measuring p inches in circumference,
was raised in garden in this town.
We have often thought of preparing
a dish of remarkable potatoes, wonder
fui apples, ambitious pumpkins, Napo-
leon squashss, and Julius Cesar bcets,
with which to regaie our readers. 1t is
but proper that our city readers should
know what the pumpkins, SC. have been
doing in the country last summer. The
Jackson men have issued new papers, but
no journal las yet been started to record
the glories of squashss After pota-
toe comes a laundering beet.
a Iiaasp Beet, which was raised by Mr.
VIM. Mansfield. near New Hsven, and may be
seen a, his store in Fleet street, measures two
fee, AVID one inch round-weight 10 pounds and
Is ounces.
There for you! But tho editor ought
to hare given US description of how
many housewives, old maids, Sc. who
have flocked to the store and held w
their hands in wonder. Well what next,
I'm .3pbie--A gentleman OF this city New
iinven) Iaiorms us that he has in his possession,
an apple weighing 25i ounces and measuring
I6in.hes In circumference il is nearly globular.
This apple would make a pie for n
whole family, cook maid and all.
bat as New Haven is place of learn
ING and the apple globular, perhaps they
might pickle it, make it globe, and
study geometry on its surface. NO
what strange uses, Sc" But this is not
all. Here is new way of telling and
old story.
Ma. Enron: There seems 10 be much in.
tersst taken in giving statements OF Gsc ap.
pies, prolific pumpkins, &c that | have the
liberty TO men'ion large po,atoe raised by
Mr.. BENJAMIN Andrews. OF Woodbury. Conn
II i, OF the Merino kind, and weighs pounds
and IL ounces.
This is the same potatoe with which
we began our dish. II il is cooked over
again, called Merino, and sent to ano-
Their editor rs a communication. In
short time our worthy country friends
will have the Eclipse turnips, Sir Henry
potatoes, Nerino beets, sc. &c. There
is nothing like good classification
Well, let US go on.
.E,ioI pun,bksa As you have taken the pains
| 10 mention many extraordinary productions hate
| " in your paper, should BE- pleased TO have
| you notice curiosity lately observed in Ham,
den. Conn. A pumpkin vino seems had be.
| come DISCONTINUED with its proper sphere, and
had climbed up the side OF barn to the ridge,
which may be 80 feet, where was suspended .
fine yellow pumpkin, il will probably take its
| fight in about two weeks for thanksgiving.
| Better still A vine climbing up to heav-
en- on the side CT barn, and the pump
kin taking fight to Thanksgiving as
| Noah, dove did fro,n the Ark, are true
| ly new and highly poetical ideas. This
| article was also taken from New Ha-
| ven paper, and the story mast have come
| thro' the hands some Of the Connect
cut poets or pedlars But Connecticut
must not have all the glory. Make way
for Virginia.
.siammsA CynGn.--A cymlin Tor squasli)
| was raised byNr Tsyior Foulkes OF this county,
| weighing IS pounds measuring 6 feet in cir
conference 1t grew on plan, patch. and is
of the winter species. IT is now exhibiting
| at this place Hsiifax, c. II. (vs.) Oct. Is.
There's the ''old dominion" for you;
il they cannot give the nation more
Presidents. they intend to try their luck
| in squashes. But think ye the nob!eyir-
ginians would call il by the vulgar name
of squash' BY no means. A Cymtin they
| call il for the sake Of the sound. Well
after travelling over the different States
to give our readers one good suhstaa.
iial dish, we ought to serve them up
with something from the good State Of
New-York. so here it comes from
| Westminster in our neighborhood
Extraordinary Ers51ance.--We are inform
| ed that Mr. John Titus, OF Somers, has raised
! ia his garden this season, from single pump
kin seed, fifty pumpkins. weighing enc theu-
| sand pounds, on vine measuring $50 feet.
let tie annals OF pumpkin grovti, IN our coun-
try outstretch this fact II they can: and in the
| mean time. we add the standing toast VI Uncle
lehsbod---"Ola Wes,chester forever"
And SO be it, "0ld Westchester fore.
ver!' In our lively, active State, there
| is no doubt but we have squashes, and
| apples, and turnips, and beets. &c. SC.
TO rival or outstrip all our sisters. Oaiy
observe, moreover, how the Westches-
ter editor issues his extraordinary" to
the world. 1t is quite in the style of
New-York He announces pumpkin
as he would a Macready or Kean, al.
opening Of Bulls Head, or bapliz'ng
of a liayrs packet Farewell.
| We have received the proceedings Of
| the Tennessee Legislature 10 The 10Th