Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-20


.whifznbout fifty walters in white jackets are
standing asjng, tray in hand, the eompletion
'.efthe q N 9TH which they have been intusted
w hen q {cok has any of his special comhodity
rssdy, announces tho fact by shouting its .
name and mi the walters who require any. of
that particular article advance to receive
and thus, in o very few moments this. rs IA
loaded. and they ascend to the dining -fa0m.
The busy scene Is further diversified hygSn
bringing in fresh, supplies of tbs raw laassria
from the store-room---armflis Of chickens
mounds Of mutton chops, baskets Of eggs, AMI
the like. On another long table dozen me.
and women are employed in depriving chickens
and other of the feathered tribe, Of that part OF,
their. contents which is not considere.dd out Of
China, fit for human food. Any one with a
decent coat on, must navigate this ksshen sare-
fully, orhe wis sems in collision wiz 1sS1s.
Saing that wilfaeass its,mark. ""
Passing through the kitchen, we penetrate
into the confectionarie's room, where the two
hundred pies for that days dinner are already
in the course of manufactule. Circles of women
are pairing fruit, rows of men are manipulating
dough, and fireman is preparing the oven. 1t
is here that those marvcls Of sugar architecture
are executed, which some of our readers may
have seen adorning the tables at public y %
The finest of theIn--such as the sugaI
pyramids, castles, and towersSare cut from
solid loaves of hardened sugar, BY that ilcom-
parable, as well as polite, artist in sugar, Gus.
taye Zimmern1nn, from Cologne, on the Rhine.
To the prying stranger who has contrivea to
reach the domain over which he reigns, hd2will
freely exhibit large closets illed with the MASTER
pieces Of his art. It's point Of honor with
Professor Zimmerman not to permit any one
varietyof cake to appear Oh the table Of tbe St.
Nicholas txice intfs same week, and yet to pre-
sent each d. siIhcient variety to CRAFTY every
description oi palate. The cakes which are not
consumed, therefore, can never re-appear on the
sablesas cakes, though they may us cabiaut pud-
ding /. 1t is a remarkable feature of this whole
kitchensthat nothing is wasted. What is not
used ii one form is made to do duty in another,
and what goes away untasted from the guests
table finds q cordial welcome at the tables Of the
officers and servants of the house. We learne d
that it was one of the points Of q good cook to
be able by the recourses of his art to make ever
thing 60 down at last; and Mr. Pierce assured
US, that by long practice he could buy meat to
such nceity that frequently not five pounds
would be left at the end of the days operation,
He ascertains the number of persons in tho hotel;
buys accordingly makes out the bill of fare in
duplicate; sends one copy to the printer and
gives tho other to the chief cook, with the SIM
pie information respecting the quantity, that it
is to be the same as yesterday, or for fifty more,
or hundred less, as the case may be.
Beyond the confectionaries room there is q
bakers shop, where three bakers are continually
occupied in making bread for the hotel. The
only peculiar fact that we picked up in that de-
partment was that considerable quantity of
bread is made there on purpose to be toasted.
Not far off is the office of the laundr7, where,
in the course Of twcnty-four hours, an incredi-
Bile quantity of linen and cotton is ssent for puri-
fcation. These are some of the items. two
thousand towels, two thousand napkins, several
hundred pairs of sheets, some acres Of table
jcloths, and hundred bundles of garnents.- -
This appalling wash is done in large building
in Mwcss> Street, where steam engine and
: ninety washeFwQmen get through it with tht
, greatest ease. Agenfleman who sin particu
lar hurry for clean shirt can have moderate
bundle Of clothes returned to him washed ant
lironed III thirty minutes after they lave hi.
8 room. But wcare diverging from the Kitchen
$ 10 complete our knowledge of the kitchen
! we stepped in.whiie the grand dinner was ii
8 preparation. Truly speaking, there j. no par
: Of the day when that banquetia not il 4ehara
-ltion but about three o'clock in the satel tfool
u things are converging TO crisiss Thaki shel
is volcanic in temperature sCauldrons
# are boiling and bubbling great ovens al a
g sprc ad with dishes Of game and other I'll +
J, which the experience of ages has shswn 70
II better baked than roasted. On one side Of
IS room there is very singular roasting ifre--
e wall of burning anthracite five feet Aigh 80
a only four inches thick Before this FIRE sever
spits, seven feet long, stuck fnlliof chickens Al
:. made to revolve by means Of yfpinute stem
:, engine of two-dog power. in this 9av n0l
I than hundred chickens were roasted at one
II besides half d dozen large joints Of beef; u
1t whole roast requiring the supervision OF on
h one man. About half an n3hour before Dime
/. time, the great operation Of taking up CONNIE
it ces The whole mass Of food is transferred
w dumb waiter, to suit of carying-rooms,
Of joining the dining-room. where there are @
d. trivances for keeping every thing hot antil !
at last guest is g5rged. One Of the cags9ir
ye rooms is devoted to boiled dishes >aAher
Ii. roast; a fourth to fsh, ETC. Owing y the ]
IL markabls propensity Of the American people
m eat che yena- "a sure sign Of gastrondaic igr
8. rance tha two carvsfain in the ehickaB depa1
,ly meny arc obliged Y begin dismembefpg tn
ii. charge 4 quarter Of ID hour before the Aundi
in Of the cong At I'VE o'clock that dl ssl thou
he welcome instrument Is heard /; the pebIls SLOW
on stream n and take their places. Cne sh'
h;s hour.-and all this munidcent and olab,rate P
- paration Of fish. flesh, fowl, and Vegetable
~ sssapplished its purpose, and is lumber
M among the dinners Of the past.
1t. The number of persons required tekeep
ire hotel going is about three hundred aai eigh
ide The following is the list four landlords, ift
in clerks and book-keepers, eight mechanics
he repairs, etc. } four watchmcn eleven profess
Ter al cooks, forty kitchen assistants, one humid
up walters, ninety washerwomen, thirty-fve b.