The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-05-24

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pokeg reens and bacon. % he Gil saoafaf
fis only happ wi
Some faithful she
sfryir,'s , sasse nggefsi for he.
The city n,erchnnt cries;
tine log of mutton my dearic,
~ pri,s thee have ready at three;
Have it smoking and Juicy, s. iss
: : And what better dish can therel,
he city .merchant-lo lord must have his
many courses; the fisherman his dob.
!scouse, and stheE back woods.man his
fixinH' and 'shant. cake The
careful ,ihou wife, taught by expert.
ience,' soon discerns this aexperience
before her eyes, What wonder that her.
fheartfis often ina greatertulnult thanthe
pots boiling tempestuo over the fire,
and that her spirits will rise and fall with
the bread in tho oyen2 "a kitchen, What
/ is it2 Inthe words ofanother, .itis not, a
warehouse, nor iwnsh.house; q brew
house, nor a bake libuse, nor an Out. house,
n.r q dwelling house. No; its absolute.
5ly and bona-fide neither more.s nor less
than a kitchen; or as the law moro clas.
sically expresses il, sa kitchen is camera
necessariu pro usus cookare cum sauce
pannis, scullero, dres sero, coal-hole, slo.
vis,sanoke jackero, pro roastandum, boil
andum. fryand,im, ct plumb pudding mix
ondum, pro turle-soupus calve's-head
hnshbus, cum calipee ct caliphushibus.'
And otbe captain Of this establishment,
keep each boiler from bursting, and make
three regular trips daily and found, from
thence TO the family table, requires some
skill, fortitudc, and patience; We s. and ssu.
gar aud spice that's very nice
A mans theory Of cooking consists in
stirring up something and bakingit until
it is done; carried into practice il would
be worse than the French solla podrida,''
wherein "a little Of any thing you have got
is put into pot half full Of water, boiled
an hour, seasoned with salt and pepper,
and served up hot;' or on fcstiyal-day it
might amount to the Spanish recipe for
the same dish: Take little Of every
thing you have got, boil it hard for an
hour, season it TO your taste, and garnish
it with parsley There is little romance
about kitchen fire. place. The. bcau,i-
ful theory of living upon the fruits Of the
earth is charming to the young maiden ON
the eve Of matrimony and house keeping.
She will regale herself and her husband
on apples, peaches and pcars for break
fast. She will never become drudge in
her own house--not she! No doubt but u
turnip field and good we'll of water would
sustain life; but we opine that our lord Of
creation would find his way to cook shop
and our lady fair seek for consolation
where the Duchess Of Orleans said she
could always find il in her times Of aillc
ton; in cutting ham and sausages. Yet,
after all, there is a satisfaction in having
got up ones victuuls' nicely, apart from
the mere en,ing Of them. A triilc, slick
Of green wood, u falling Of little SCOT from
The chimney,a grain OF salt or pepper too
much or too little, and alas for the dinner!
Ori the housc-kceper has done il bv
means other independent proxy, viz: help,
then the trifle of a soft or hard word, and
the whole family circle must be happy or
unhappy. Happy it is, and she reioices
over her dinner, and feels thankful when
it is over. How Madam Nature Ga pretty
good world.kccper we think) hung din
ners on apple trees pndmade vines bear
good breakfasts, cnuscd The earth to send
up bnbbling springs Of good hot soup, and
made turkeys 10 run about roasted and
chickens 10 issue fricassecd from the white
houses other infancy, we dolh. whether
man or woman-kind would have h.en as
well satisfied. Did not Pn,t Tigg enjoy
himself lfhngely when he thought
Tomorrow I'll Kill my fat pig,
For Pm alIra ALL M Eo ;lIir,,t ,,,,,tto,,.
So then he goes into hovel.
And hangs the pig up by the heel,
Cuts his throat SO nate with the shovel,
And cries. this is the way to dress vcal!'
And did not the cobblcr's wife busile
about and feel consequeniially happy
when her lame legged spouse hung ou,
his little shingle?
Her Kakc and Pise anq Bier sell,
And oysters sto'd and in the shel,
And fried 'uns tew for them that chews,
And with despatch uends Butes Shews!'
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