The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-05
worning Star and Catholic MESSENGER.
INV ORLEANS. SUNDAY. JANUARY $. 1873.

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Anecdotes Of Cooks and Cookery.
p.rh.ns all cur readers know the story OF
tho bet made ~ the French Ssasns tSs CON-
ponent parts of any dish put before n.M not
other betting at great odds tha. Nc -. coor
% Ue u prepare saveury dish" for them. The
bet was taken the one confident !. ms qui h I
natural sense, tho other in the sklA .. |
cook. The matter was of importance SsyEIMa
a mere gambling transaction, because the isn,
an fortunes of o noble family would Do raase0
by the timely. pecuniary help. h ne. toIsnts
and surpassed all praise. The dish was placed
before the knowing epicure He tastes smscas
his lips tastes again. smells ,@yoi;T IL rruoh q
case!-tastes again. Alas! it is redeient o. ~
rich odors; such sauces, 30 marvelousiy DIena
% "a cam 4 b., ~ondronsy prepared trpsi
MOI Calves head in o new shapeI NO, no no:
"a thousand "Nos" Our epicure gives 1t up.
nation, when the bet is resigned mp as lost.
In onr childhood we remember reading in an i
old history of the Netherlands, of similar skil
proving Of inestinable value to some Black
Walloons, who were beseiged and famine
stricksn somewhere-our memory cannot re-
call the name. The cook of the garrison, being
true cook, and therefore possessing the 1910
syncracy Of his tribe, made most appeti1nIg
salads Of grass dressed singing nettles h9e
spinach with eggs, whilst he had any mace AGE
admirable ragonts out of rats, and mice anu
1andoos: q splendid second course of dried on
ions and finally disguised the officers OLD ooots
marreille, and made leather oigesel9loi nos
To sneak of the hot rolls made Of sawdust ana
few chesnuts!
In ancient times, when man had not learn RI.
ed the evils Of ,bs q
Cooking was held in high honor and prac-
tised by noble and Princely persons. 1t ,s the
~ tSs calf and baked cakes for the food of the
angels. Rebecca's delicate cookery deceived
even tho practiced taste of Isaac, and was the
Instrument nisemployea to bring prophetie
blessing on peculiar people.
Turn from these great mothers of the an
Gent rsce to the Greeks Of HoIers Gays, Am. ant
gods and roast-pork greeting tho return n :. 9
7Jlyses. The Spartan cooks, even when thel
art YVES eurbsd and checked oy sns psKiII wa
doomed to evaporate in the steam of blacl
brotb. were as Jealous of their honor as Tn
most tenacious OF modern artists. 0nS NE
gene down to all ages reproving monarc
with equal boldness and wit, Whilst resehtin
an insult to his own skill
1.-THE king murmurs over Tic iesai fop's'
his country: go
"The broth was naught."
at lacks seasoning" was the reply.
nWhat is thatf"
.sIabor and exercise, o king"
The cooks of old Rome-we mean OF the 9s, e E
pire-were obliged to supply by their skill q q
1 bew many slaves cooked for Lucullus; he
t%ey managed their delicate dishes of pc
cocks tongues and brains. How pleased 7
new creature meet for food" which the lux
rious conquerors of the world orougnI "a
from every vanquished land! How they mn
~ have welcomed the delicious oyster OF brlsa
the cherries for their first tart, brought no
frora Greece by Lueullus himself! The q
of the Roman Empire must have peen h pa
shows capricious appetite taxed the patio
aud skill of his chef de cuisine, twelve GO
constantly PREPARED the s mHs for at all hs
and twelve wild bears in different stages
Toastiug, astonished tho strangers eyes. =,
Ono Of the saddest, and yet most apt II
is that recorded by Madame dc sev'G Gn. =.
celebrated vatel, servant to Loris Qoa1o
a b h,p pgsi MnS court They walked in II
pleasant gardens, and on spoS COZ 49, :
ionquils a collation. was served: ho fou !. ,
preater number of guests arrived teau
been announced in the preparatory or
Vatel felt the want, the defec. IN AZ ni' IN Re.
enSsayors we're made to reassure him;
two baskets of salt water fish could De
cured, though Vatei despa.Sn man ' retire
his chamber, shut himself in ana pass ss
sword through his heart. Maaam heS as S',
adds to this sad story-and we shuddeh
ist;nn-a snpI;er they walked played.
thing was perfnmed by jonquils; every
The same nervous temperament which
yaters fearful fate, produced in Engian'
other tragedy, in which cook ,, was nf the
Pan a dew the vengeance of this man OF
family s served (; ana they were all poison
him. We do not wish to dwell upon JOE. s a"t I
INIT "a it's punishment was the last ecS
of onr old terrible laws, We could SCI
leave it out in our chat about cooks. ,,h IN
days the law condemned COOKS o, VINO
ssSis iideons doom was fulfilled in this
The cook was boiled in alarge kettle in
No Tat ns conclude with more pleasant
dote' II was the despair of the Duke o.
eany cook for lacking centre ss s1 Canoe,
Soy 9sbo was lingering about the ktch
rms the taie-offering to supply the war
forming from dough and white sugar s.; g.
fect q lion that the duke, perce1vlng ms
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