Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-17
INDIAN MEAL IN GRsATBRlTAIN

The Philadelphia United States Gazette
spcculales In this wise on tho introduction OF
Indian corn among The English and Irish PEG
ple:-
Well, when some thousand bushels of this
Indian curn' reach the store -houscs of Eng
land, and are thence distributed into the
meal, tubs AMI kncading- Thoughts OF the labor
ers, and the swelling heap shows q double
quantity, for the same cost of ordinary -four
OF meal. who shalt tell them OF is USE Who
shall say 10 the housewife, thus shalt thou
mix the material. aud 50 shalt thou mould the
Loaf Who shall enter into the hule labora-
tory OF the Nottingham house, ani lecture
the PRACTICAL chemist upon the aihultics oi
salt aud land. hot wat.r ami lniian meal, and
who will tell her how long she must submit
her combination tn the action OF fire, that Il
may b. Tor the comfort Of her household l--
Alas, she would BE- Hs ignorant OF all the srts
parts, and process OF that work, as were the
unlni,iaicd of the Elcusy man mysteries.
Some time after the introduction oi tea in
TO Massachusetts, citizen from Cape Cod
came up To Boston, TO trade oil his fish. The
merchant persuaded him TO take a pound OF
tea among other articles of housch.ld require
menis. I've hesrl of the article" said the
Cape Cod man. but how Is il To b. cooked
lit must o. boiled" said the merchant.
"and Is always used when company comes. 3"
The tea Mas taken home, aud II was re-
solved 10 b. hospitable. Company was in
'ited TO spend the day. AT dinner. d fine
piece OF boiled beef and another of good fat
pork, with an accompaniment of potatoes and
carrots, griced the table And now" said
the host, as he looked in triumph frs, 10 his
wife, and then to his guest, whom he served
bountiiully with the viauds before them.
"help Mrs. Bassct 10 something from that
dish"
The pewter spoon WAS thrust into a dish of
well boiled tea leaves, from which the water
had been carefully stroined, and each. from
the arrhitrichlinos down TO the Youngest
guest, was served with a quantity OF the Chi
nese weed real green Souchong,
Taste of that. said the worthy host. cit
Is tea, such as the quality in Boston and Ply.
mouth make such a fuss about"
Each numbled little OF the hctbagc. and
carefully rinsed /, down with cider, but none
ventured TO crlticise the new addition TO the
dinner table.
VIII YOU have some more, INV dear"
said the good lady 10 the husband.
Not leai mofe--that plaIciul cost four
ana sikpcnc-. snditi IL were not Tor the name
oi tea, would Us lief have turnip tops for
IN! green's a. that stuff. IL is monsirou, hand
chewing, and not over pslat0ble after all.
Ana so, OF even worse, IL may be- i'm Eng.
land. with the corn meal of this country. 1t
may be made up into form. or mixed ia dilu.
ton. until poverty itself will grow sick of Ih,.
ingredients.
Would II not be well. as soon A. the adop
ton by Parliament OF Sir Robert Pcrl's plan
'hail DC known. 10 send messengers on mi,
sion oi love and profit 10 England 10 ins,ruc,
IN the Use of Indian meal
The New England Envoy Extraordinary shall
each the people how to mix tie rye aud corn
neal, and how To build the lofty loaf of
brown bresd'-how 10 minglc the milk, the
nolasses aud the meal, luscious aliteratingl
nd 10 compose the baked pudding The
messenger from Maryland would instruct in !
he formation of ''pones. and he OF Virginia
ectufc upon the composition and baking of
hoe cakes, and South Carolina instruct in \
he fabricutscn and use si Johnny cakes"
Ana thus the poor, mesgtc Tube, that had !
hnvciied up on Dat meal Cruel, OF been lrcnch |
~ oy sour Hour aud poisoned ale, will grow
rugged, aud rampant upon the blood warm.
Ing and hesh-giying meal Of maize. There,
The mountain brown loaf OF New England
would make tho crazy table of the weaver
sroan by its weight, though il were ever ~
light here the "ponc' and Johnny cake"
would give grace 10 the tea equippagc OF the
poor woman. while her children would grow
rnddy and plump upon hasty pudding and
milk. Has,y pudding
''Oh, how blush
10 hear the Pcnnsylvanians call i, mush."
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