Columbia gazette., 1854-12-16
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| Apple EHtteKs-A Romance.
Soyer, the great cook, has written {
novel in which the art of the kitchen is
set forth in rather q novel manner
The two heroines 60 among the poor
and impart the receipts Of the chef.
Although this book ought to be in
every gentleman's kitchen still, we dc
not think that M. Soyer has made the
most of his subject. Could he not, in
his second edition, give us few scenes
something like the following ?
1t was lovely night. The warm
breezes hoated by, laden with the per-
fume of flowers sweet incense, rising
up from Natures kitchen !! The moon
shone brightly as a birds eye, covered
the earth with its chaste rays, until the
landscape seemed silvered and pure as
a wedding-cake. a4afe a3e
| ''Let us walk in the garden" said
chers Hortense, elaspiag dear Eloiese to
her heaving bosom. .fsm
In few seconds the two noble and
enthusiastic girls were meath the Or
chard trees,
"Do you, perceive those apples %
remarked Hortense, scarcely able to re-
press her emotion.
'Wky this grief ~ sighed the gentle
Eloiese. then turning her large, pale,
grey eyes in the direction of the fruit,
she added, in q disappointed tone
"They arc baking-apples, if mistake
not" HA 7sA
"They ars they are y cried Hor-
tense, bursting into an agony oftears.
| Poor girl they reminded her Of home.
Some moments elapsed before chere
Hortense could resume her wonted calm
ness. At length, with an effort, she
said "Forgive me, dear Eloiese. !
WAS silly, very silly /! but whenever I
see an apple, I always think Of him.
"You must, indeed, have loved %
sighed Eloiea. e''a -'e-'.' :,
"Loved ", child, mady ~ eontin-
ued Hortens@ s:'The day we parted,
1 remember,ve had apple-fritters for
dinner. Hehimself prepared the dam
ty for me. As he peeled and sliced
crossways, a quarter of an inch thick,
the rosy frui before him, he breathed
in nv ear tn, first avowal of the love he
felt for me. He then placed in basin
about two ounces of flour, q little salt,
two tea-spoois full Of oil, and the yolk
of an egg, m'istened by degrees with
water, and al the time be kept stirring
up the conpouad with a spoon. /
thought I sh,uld have tainted, for my
heart was breaking" .laaaeJ'04o
'sDear, Hotense!'' exclaimed Eloiese.
"Ah how pn must have suffered !"
| "It is pas now" sighed the brave
girl, Then resuming her story, she
said: "IVha the whole formed smooth
consistency b the thickness of cream,
he beat up tie white of an egg till firm;
mixing It with the batter. I could en-
dure my agony no longer. alexis : I
cried, beware how you trife with me !'''
proceed you interest me greatly, y
remarked Elaiese. "What was his an
swer ~ s'e les s'''l fsi sass' s-
Kortense, with an effort continued !?
"When the mixture was hot, he put the
apples in, one at a time, turning them
over with slice as they were doing.
Suddenly Returned toward me, his face
glowing with passion hHo1d re Eat
sNay, say not so ~ interrupted the
kind Eloiese stperhaps the heat ofthe
FIRE, and not passion, had Hinged his
| cheeks.n @io9 - ihd fof qii bsi'ii iiss
@Heaven grant Jour words prove
true % sobbsd the loving girl ; 81 shall
never forget the expression of his eyes.
Hertense,' le whispered, tthe apple
fritters are now cooked. Let US, per-