Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-15
Gastronomy.

Courier.
TrsnscendentaI Gastronomy.
From BriHa SarariHS PhysioIogy Ct Taste
UTILITY or GAsrRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE.
Gastrouomical knowledge is necessary tc
oil men, for it tends to augment the sum oil
happiness. This utility becomes the greater
in proportion as it is used by the more com.
tOrtabis classes of society; il is indispensable
to those who have large incomes, and enter.
tain great deal, either because 10 this re.
saect they discharge 40 obligation, follow
their Own inclination, or yield to fashion.
They have this special advantage, that they
take personal pleasure in the manner their
table is kept; they can to a certain point So
perinteud the repositories Of their confidence
/ ami even on many occasions direct them.
/ The prince Of SOutise once intended to
give an entertainment and asked for the bill
Of fare.
The msitre d'hotel came with q list sur
rounded by vigletteS, and she first article that
met the Princes eyes was .ftty hams.
Bertrand" said the Prince, 81 think you
must be extravaganza; fifty bans. Do you
intend to feast my whole regiment"
mo, Prince, there will be but one on the
table, aud the surplus need for my epdy-
uole. nv 6iOadS, garnitures, &C."
( Bertrand, you are rob6pg nae. This or
ticle will not d."
"Monse!gneur," said the artist, "you do
nos appreciate me! Give the order. and
will put those fifty hams in crysta! flask no
/ longer than my thumb"
ta ,h
Grafton? The Prince smiled and the hams
we're passed,
DEFINITION OF APPETITE.
Motion and lite occasion in she animal por-
ton of all that lives. constant loss of sub
sta nee, and the human body, that most COM
/ plicated machine, would soon be unfit for
use. did not Providence provide it with a
monitor to inform it of the very moment when
It's power is no longer in equilibrium with
its wants.
The monitor is appetite. By this word we
understand the first impression of the want
Of food
Appetite declares itself by languOr in the
stomach and slight sensation Of fatigue.
The mind az tie same time busles itself
with things analogous to its wants; memory
inatiun fancies that it sees them, and some
, thing like dream takes place. This state
is not without pleasure, and we have heard
many adept. say, with joy 10 their hearts,
what pleasure il is TO have q good eppe
tite when we are certain Of having a good
meal"
The whole Eutriti7e apparatus is moved
The stomach becomes sensible, the gastric
juices GJw aud dispiace themselves, the
mouth becomes moist and all the diges.
tive powers are under arms, like soldiers
awaiting the word Of command. After few
moments there will be spasmodIc motion,
pain aud hunger.
Every shade of these grada.ions may DO
observed in every drawing-room where din
ner is delayed. The most exquisite polite
ness caonot disguise the symptoms.
From this fact deduced the apothegm-
"ThG most indispensable quality Of good
cook, is prom psmeSs"
POT AU-FEw, roTAGE &C.
P6t-d.teO is piece OF beet intended to be
cooked il boiling water, slightly salted as to
extract all the soluble parts.
Boatii9n is the fluid which remains after
the operation. BouiH is the flesh after it
has undergone toe operation.
Water dissUlyes at first a portion of the
osmaz Dme, then the albumen coagulates at
fifty degrees reamen, and forms the foam we
see. The rests consists Of the osmazome,
with the extractiye part of uice and finally a
portion Of hewrappiDg Of the 6bres detached
by toe continuity OF ebullitlon.
To have good JouiiiOH the water must be
heated slowly, aud the ebullItion must be
scarcly perceptibIe. 80 tn at the various partl-
cles necessarily dissolve d, may unite ulti-
matey and without trouble.
It's the custom 10 add 10 d0WiLOn, vegetables
or roots to enhance the taste, and bread, OF
patcs, to make the mixture more nourishing.
Then it is shat is called potdge.
P5tdge is q healthy TODD, very nourisbing
and SUITS every body; it pleases the stomach
aud prepares it for reception and digestion.
Persons threatened with obesity, should take
60ult(OH alone.
BOUILLI.
Byuilli is q hea,hiul food, which salts
fees hunger readily, is easily digested, but
which, when eaten alone restores strength
10 a very small! degree, because in ebuIIitlon
the meat has lost much OF its GHimattzabte
jLiiccS
We include in tour cetegories the persons
who eat GDuiHt
Professors # gastron0my never eat bouiH
from respect to the principles previously 40
nounced, that bouiU is flesh withou. the
juices.
OYSTERS.
Ii will be remembered that not long ago,
any good entertainment began with oysters,
and that many guests would not ause until
they bad swallowed twelve dozen. was
anxious TO know the weight of this advanced
guard, and ascertained that dozen oysters,
hnid included, wei ghsd four ounces avoirtu-
poIs. Now | look On it as certain that the
same persons who did not make whit the
worse dinner on account of the oysters, would
have been completely satisfied il they had ca
ten the same weight Of flesh or chicken.
ASECDoTE.
| was at Versailles In 1898, as a commits.
sary Of the Directory, and frequently met
VI. Laperte, grefier of the court of the de-
partment. lie was very fond Of oysters and
used to complain that be never had enough.
| resolved to procure him this sstisinc-
ton, and invited him to dine with me the
next day.
lie came. kept company with him to
the tentn dozen, after which let bin 90 90
alone. lie managed to eat tbirty.two dozen
within an hUur, for the person who opened
them wac no. very skiful. In the interim
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