New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-28
FURTHER FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE.
New Invention in Cookery.


PARIS, Thursday, Nov. g. 1851
If there is to be any great discovery in
the arts Of Cookery, or in preserving and curing
food, 1t is doubtless to come from France. In no
other country have the cook and the chemist been
so long and so intimately connected nowhere else
has philosophy so frequently condescended TO pre-
side over the homey processes OF brewing and bak'
ing boiling and frying, roasting and toasting ms
quite curious not 10 say instructive, to listen 70 one
Of these of the saucepan, as IN Some episode
between goose and gravy, with a white CAP o.
his head and sleeves rolled up to the eioow, nc Oh
lates upOn his profession. Ihe fonowlng passage,
and which by ethe way, j translate rather freely,
from actual conversation lately had Win one OF
those gentry, Will give you an idea OF that 10 WHICH
allude.
1.-The dispensations OF Providence" said The
Chief de Cuisine, "are on wider scale than We
are apt TO imagine II IS man who rs partial anu In
perfect In hot countries, meat cannot be presef'
ed, and the inhabitants are condemned to avessa
BILE diet. Condemned, did say This IS rash, Tor
it is precisely here that God has bestowed an abun
dant compensation in rice-whlch is the most NUN.
tive Of ALI vegetable food. being pure farIRa an
without any bran. have familiar text OF THIS U
my vocation. Ii have poor, i'll. fed chicken ! 90
not cook 1t with potatoes, for then the dh
poor and meager but dress II with rice, ana tnep
il is even luxuTloss. These things are reveaeds
tire scientific cook, though hidden from the vulgar
Asain-some people condemn pork. TINS is anW
ror, for pork Is great boon, IN spite OF the Jews
on make meal OF pork, and are sick but u Is
you. and not III pork, that are In the ftult. In
pound Of pork there Is twice as much aliment ~ IL
pound of beet or veal. The mistake lies in eating
as much OF the fsrmer, in bulk You would OF other
meats. Suppose that to-day you deyour twice a.
much bread or drink twice as much wine as Is y0w
custom, would you not suffer Let me tel lyou that
you may eat pork 10 advantage but only hall, or
0ne-thrd the quantity you would do OF other flesh
Observe the dishes OF the skiful cook and You WIN
see that he brings you only half as much pork, pro
poItionedto the vegetable with which 1t garnished
as he does OF beef or mutton"
Here, then, is the philosophy. and the Cook Of the
French cuisine. Think of glisteniDg American
Dinah thus holding forth In the midst Of her pots
and kettles
But must come to tie purpose OF this letter
know you take an interest In everything that prom
ifes Improvement and therefore ! send you state
ment respecting the proposed discovery OF NJ. Gan
nal. Partisan Sayan, distinguished for combining
great practical scientific knowledge, and well known
as the author Of a mode Of embalmng dead bodies,
now In extensive use paid him visit at his resi-.
dence, No. Rue dc Seine, few days since and
after preliminary conversation he entered fully
into an exhibition OF his views. The French Gov
eminent, deeming his discovery of great Importance
granted him especial privileges IN securing his
patent, which Will be perfected and published an
few weeks He claims 70 have discovered MODE
and principle, not chemical, but physical, by whro
food can be Indefinitely preserved, SAVING IRON
rs 10 50 per cent OF the slimentaTy substance
applies equally TO vegetables, fish and flesh.
He showed US numerous examples Of his presef
vatiOI, and cooked several dishes Of food before vs.
from the bottles ard cases around lie took, for 10
stance, about a teacup full of preserved cabbage.
and after boiling IL for some time in saucepan
heated by spirit lamp, the dred and shranken
leaves sweHed INTO an enormous succuleni mass
sufficient for four persons. IL had very nearly the
appearance odor and luster OF fresh boiled cabbage
We saw similar trials Of potato and spinach, which
were equally satisfactory. The potato Is prepared
III grains about a. large az peas, and beng cooked
with more or less water, produces, without loss o.
time and without labor, either pigte soup al
pleasure. We ate piece Of cooked leg Of mutton
which had been preserved Is days On the open an
and u seemed IL no respect 20 differ from common
mutton. We tasted specimens Of fish, also, whics
seemed perfectly Preserved by the same process.
viii be understood that salt Is used, and that ths
principle ofpTeserya,ioD, whsteyerit may be, rs aP
plicable TO all kinds Of food.
The inventor claims that MS method Is entirely
superior 10 any other IN the and cheapless OF u
apple alton, and as retaining all the nuhtye and
nearly all the sayoTy qualities Of fresh vegetables
ard fruits, as well a. those OF hsb and flesh and that
these articles Of .ooI, properly packed, may be thus
Indefinitely preserved. For for soldiers hos
pas and prisons, they may be packed III cases Of
zinc lead or IRON but when they 70 be kept in the
highest perfection, glass bottles are recommended
As means Of showing several points 10 which be
had directed our uentiOD. he gave MS table, from
n 4 -. q 81 ill.,.