Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-02
From the London Times.
The Mysteries of Sausage Making in

From the London Times.
The Mysteries OF Sausage Making i'm
I London.
EverY nation, it has been observed,
possesses its peculiar faculties Of eating.
The Tartar quafs his bowl of mares
milk, the HIndoo relshes assafGtida, a
delicate young lady of Canton picks The
ribs of a puppy, an Indian at the north
pole turns up his nose at sugar, q Neapol-
ian delights in his yard Of maccaroni, land
a Greenlander rejoices. in his bubber and
train oil dandy Of L1nd's Fad plung-
es with serene courage into the bowels OF
a Cornwall pie, and nothing more delights
your genuine cockney, than a dish OF
sausages, or a surfet of black padding
As far remote as the DAYS Of Arisiuphanes,
the sausage maker and the black pudding
seller are introduced into the comedy of
1.-THE knights. Oar reporter furnishes s
sa nple OF London sausage maker.
Jenny Hoskins. gentleman wearing
a red cap, remarkably greasy flannel
jacket, and immensely thick overhaul
stockings, appeared, 10 sustain claim for
FL lbs cd, against Thomas Slubbs,
wholesale dealer 10 beef and pork siusag-
es, black buildings, saveloys and young
Germans II is impossible to say which
was the dirtiest, the plaintiff or defend
ant; the whole of the auditory very readi-
" and politely made way for the savory
yenders.
Commissioner. What's this claia, fpr?
Jenny Hoskins. For making o'sas-
singers sir.
Defendant. You mean for spilen on
'em Jenny.
Jenny. lknowinglyI I'll Spite you
afore you're done. [Laughter.l
Com. Do you mean to say this is for
wages!
Jenny. Yes sir, for one week, in'vich
| made matter o. three tons O. sossen-
gers and young Germans. [Lnughter.l
Com. Three ions of sausages and
young Germans! Why, what do you
mean2 Explain yourself How do you
make lhem2
Jenny. Does your honor mean what
OIL 2 what did we make 'em on COS if
[ was 10 tell you that, why, perhaps--.
Laughter.l
Com. Sir, you are bound to answer
any question ask. From what did you
manufacture SO many sausages and young
Germans, as you call themf Of beef2
Beefv said Jenny, reaectively; beefr
yes-why, there sarliniy were some beef
| that week; and, let me see, we, had two
green 'uns, and no less than three luck
iesl' -.-,.
1 Com. And pray sir, what is green
'un!
Jenny. w, a hunfortunate pig, to be
sure; a pig as don't die natural violent
death -ohe as goes off without being
stick'd. ILaughtefl
: Com. Then how does he die2
Jenny. Oh. various ways. Some,
+ times pig gels the measles. and some
!, times they gets smothered and dies in ina
way. [Great symptoms of uausea In court
Com. But surely you. don't use suct
unwholesome stuff for food
Jenny. No, sir, we chops 'em up TO
" sassengers-(toars of laughter) and wol'
l. VERY bad indeed. we makes them int
h savelors and Germans. We seasons u
!. all on EN- we'll, and dries 'em over burn
= ing sor dust.
:. Com. Upon my word you are a clev
= er fellow. Pray what do you mean b,
E lucky ?-tell the court what tsis.
u Jenny. A lucky, sir, is an oss a
IS meets with haccident in the street, sic
IS as breaking leg, getting shaft run inte
h him, and sick ikes.-(Laughter) We'r
!, sure to buy him cheap, cos he must be soll
Meat s beautiful sir, you wouldn't kno,
= it from OK or beef. Why, we picks OF
4 the prime parts for the cheap soup house
ir and penny pie shops. IRoars of tau 9 hter
I'd Com. Well, MIR. Thomas Stubs, an
Id what do you say TO all this!
,u "Say sir, tsaid Mr.. Stubs, ("I say d
ID how this ere man 'sa lying warmn
!. The wetry last day as be left me he pi
- ed about three hundred weight OF stuff
O. Con. Stuf--what stuff?
rs Mr.. Stubs. Why, the sassage meet, /
be be sure. Instead of running the prope
H. Ticker inter the skins, be run'd in col
I'LL water, and In course, the sassingers haC
sir n'Lgot no taste nor flavor in 'em al al
[Laughterl
. Com. You hear this Mr.. Jemm
'e HosLinsq
ire Year him, tsaid Jenny, Indignantly
We In course years him.. The mornn as
an speaks on ! was going % fill the skin
"a and ne comes up TO me, and iaking
us handful OF sassage meat he smells 70
= and then shakin his head .sJcmmy,' $
ne, "thls years raythsr TOO strong: you
y better give it rince over with The lick
ear in the bilers." "Why. that for makir
ar ketchup." ses |, land that : my perqr
CT sites"
os- Com. What, make catsup from wat
ex- that horse flesh has been boiled in2
civ Jenny. Yes sir, the best mushroo
j.. keichup in the world. (Roars Of laug
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