The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-12-03
fats for farmers.


henry Ward Beechef, in "Eyes and Ears. "
Just published, expresses the following senti-
msnt on this profound subject:
There is tor example one made without under
crust, la = deep plate, and tue apples lad III, ia
full qlarters; or the apples being sto"eo are
beaten 70 nush, aud % asoned, and put oet"een
the double paste; or they are sliced thin aud
cooked entirely within the covers; or they are
pus without seasoning into their bed, and when
baked, the upper I'D Is raised, and the butter,
nutmeg, cinnamon and sugar are added the
VITO ~eil mixed, and tue crust returned as II
nosning had happened.
But U DO careful Ut the paste Let II not be
like patty, nor rush to the other extreme, and
make is so hAky that one holds ais Q III while
eating for fear Of blowing II all away Let II
not be plain as bread, nor yet like rich cake
Aim al that glorious met dunn, Ia which 1t is Ten
der, without being fugacIously faky; short,
without being TOO short; mild, sapii, brittle
being, that lies upon the tongue, 90 a. 10 let the
apple strike through AID touch the pap,Hd with
. mere efiuent favor. But this, IKE all high
arts, must Do a thing Of inspiration or instinct
4 true cook will understand Us, aud We care
not II others do hot.
DO not suppose that we limit apple pie 90
the kinds and methods enumerated. It's cipa-
Oity discovers some new Charm or flavor. Ii
Will accept almost every favor of spice And
yet nothing is 50 fatal 70 the rare aud higher
graces Of apple PIE Us incon-Iderate. vulgar
epiciDg. Ii ID not meant 10 re a mere Vehicle
for the exhibition oil those spices, III their own
natures Ii Is u glorious unity IN winch sugar
gives up its nature as sugar, aad butter ceases
70 be butter and each h,vOrsOme spice gladly
evanish.s from its o~n iuil nature, aud ali oi
them, by a conmon death, may ri iuto the
new life Ut appIe-p pie Not that apple i longer
apple IL, too, is transformed. And the Una
pie, though born OF apple, sugar, butter, nut
meg, cinnamon, lemon, Is IKE noIe vi these, bui
the compound ideal OF them all, rehned, puri-
fed, aud by fire liked in bissiu perfection.
But all exquisite creations are short lived
The natural term OF an apple pie Is but twelve
hours. IL reaches its highest state about oue
hour after it COMES tom the oven, ami J4sL be
fore lis natural heat has quite departed. Bui
every hour aiterSard Is a dcclensIon. AID nj
ter &c is one uay Oil, IL Is thenceiorward bat th,
ghasti. corpse Of apple pie.
But ~hlle II Is yet tor,sce white or creamy
yeiiuW, WITH the mefe,t drip vi canOivd Juice
sioGg the edges. las It the favor we're 50 < Cd
u Itself thai It's own lips "ateied,) Of n Inu
and IN .dest warmth, the sugar suggesting y
Yet uo, JclIi,d, the no'sr!s OF apple neitues "a,
solved ""r y. Ia original --osiance, but hang
ing as H. wee la u trance between The splsiI
aud the flesh vi appehood, then, ~nen diii,ei
10 " TIC served at I'VE Ocioch, and you are
pivvtItd Oh the hour of one with - ravsliEe
sppetit then let the good dame UrinS forti.
Tor luncheon an apple PIE, VITA cheese year
old, crumo,.ng and yet moist, out not "lth base
duId, Dat only raIner thea, y oessed IN IA, favor
ed by all the divinitles eat. give thanks, aud 60
forth. u" apple PIE or'te'."