, 1874-08-23

! little political onense. scheme in which
certain other politicians joined, to bloT up the
Chamber Of Cardinals, has also known the
agouy Of being kept fourteen days without water,
q punishment indicted upon him in thus same
Papal PRISON for hurling hls "ater~ius at an oily
ecclesiastic who tempted him by the promise OF
filthy lucre to betrav his associates but When
last saw him, in ripe old ago. be was bright and
tie political oTenses in favor Of younger men.
But let us see what dinner be has ordered.
First appear. as 1rani-couriers, caylare, Olives
thin slices of ham aud sausage then dish
to be often drea1nt Of, macaronl cooked in
sublime MANNER with trufhes; next q apigoln.
one Of those ugly fish We have seen IN the mar
ket, but now stuffed with an exquisite pudding
aud served with sauce bt,tte a,tZ huttres then
appear red 1nuilet yriiied; but the next dssh
makes US tremble, for we recognizes the snake-hke
feeiers Of our friend the cuttie-tish- We over,
come the weaKneas of shrinking humanity. aud
the curious piat the tour de force Of the evening.
BY careful stewing this sstange ecrcature has been
reduced to
DELIGHTFUL succuLESr oELAr1SoUs MASS.
aud favored with all sorta OF spices and
savory herbs it earns our highest
approval. An interludo follows Of
trut1les on toast. And then dish of laccia, =
small fish not unlike our wl4ltebait, served cold
in delicious preparation, in which oil largely
predominates. Woodcocas and ortoiaos close
H..
that no hesh-meat is served, Jet all alike mani
tested the feeling Of thorough after-dlnner COLI
tent.
Now that monster aoua1la coming into
vogue, why should not tie Hepla be largely bred,
and Btewed cus1le-fish become dainty
easily attaiuable at English tables? Nay,
even his formidable brother the octopus, if exc
cuted inHtautaueoll.ly by insertion IN pot OF
boiling watar Tao that between him and the cook
there might be such terrific encounter as That
r. NnSH +uF1ff fknft
stewed slowly and carefully for hours IN prop
erl7 prepared liquor, would probably turn out .
delicacy Of tho highest order. Let the TWO great
curatoTa seriously consider tae matter. Let
them enter OH a friendly contest ID to which
shall produce the more perfec: dish. bearing III
mind that the results will be known hereafter as
Octopus Ia Crystal Palace and Octopus ID
brighton.
AZ the Falcono." another of the
purely Roman inns, "e on ahother
occasion met with thlck SOUP composed OF ser
snails, musse!s, whelRs, and o.her mulluskH,
which deserved, and met with, careful consldera-
ton and loud commeud2t1on. There too, the
cefulo, which without high art would be nearly
worthless, was rendered most palatable. lu
fact. the great triumphs Of the fioman cuisine
are in resrcct of 1ish for although, save the red
mul1et, scarcely 8 fab that Hwms III Koman
waters would prove attractive if simply boiled or
fried under the careful manipulation OF the
chef it tecomes altogether q
rRASsFoRMED AND ELEVATED CREATURE.
In Southern Italy there are indeed two mag
piticeut fishes which call for no such artistic ln-
tertcrence, The tunny aud the sword-nsh-the
former CONSTANT aud the latter by no means q
rare visitor at the tables dho;e OF Measina IN
tie scasou-are best cooked plain. and served
with oil or clarified butter. They are slmllsr IN
appearance, hrm AZ salmon, aud their ueSh
II of dark saffron hue. The sword-hsh, how
ever, il the moro delicate and the more highly
favored. .
But it is time to leave Italy aud
tue monsters of the deep. IN swltzer-
land there is 3 certain dish at the
sight Of which We have seen British matrons
shudder and a bronzed paterfatnllias turn pale !;
paihaps from some curious pAiental Instinct,
1or 1t cannot be denied that marnot, when
served at table, IL rather suggestive ol ptd1
which is po7. We believe, the exclusive privilege
of some South Sea Islanders aad few curious
qouruets IN the interior OF Afr1ca. But thls
feeling Of dislike, however it arise, should Ger
ta;nly be overcome for your maruot ii most
excellent creature it il vastly like sucklug-pig,
mora mature. In the reign OF the
great iandlord-chef Herr Weuig. at tho
Eysisch4oru, marnot Wad almost
always to be obtained, II due notice were gwen; ;
aud one OF our last reeolle:eons Of that most
exc.table gentlemen counecss itself With Bpec1-
men which had been procured for our special
deiectalion. Cs1taiE letters arriving, rendered
it Necessary for us to have some two hours be-
foro tho pretty beast could bo served. Though
our grief nas great. we know how to practice
resignation; but Herr Welhs ....-
PLACED No CoNrBoL UPON HIS FEELINGS.
He rayel he tore his hair, be cursed the letters,
cursed the postman, cursed. VIC fear the poor
marmot himself, while with the next breath
La lauded him to the skies al the
finest tho fattest, and altogether quite tho most
perfect ma, mot be had ever seen. Bat, alasl
The separation WAS inevitable; wa le1t INN
batued III tears, ourselves with sa1deued hearts.
He probably cousoled himself eventually o eat
ing the luscious dAll intended for us; II SO.
am sure he must have forgiven "hat ne oe-
uouncel at the time - base dese1tlou. NO
man coljd eat auundaut!y of q roast marmot
without feeling profoundly benevolent towards
all mankind. --.- =,
Auoi her strange and delightful dish once fell
to our lot in the land OF Ellcers, bur 1t "as auu
remains shrcuded II mystery.
we wero Shaving at mountain inn IN the
neicnbo1 hood OF S.. G3tilard, not very remarka-
BILE for the goodness or the abundance OF its sup.
p]jes when one day dleh was banded rouud
which met with the loud approval OF al, tnouss,n
noue could put natne to it. We appealed to the
gfo:esqus hoyden WHO wa1tcd. aud vino went BY
tho name Of Chignon from her having once beg
eed member OF the Alpine club to besto~ upon
her Lis wealth OF beard to Bupptement her own
ecanr locks; ne appealed to the fair young mis-
trebs OF tho house. but no intelliGlbie answer
was optsipcd Tho animal had certainly had
four legs, the whole body was clothed With de-
icious fat; at last the word CHEN WAS whispered,
tl4on boldly suggested to our attendants, but
neither assent nor denial followea.-nothlng but
eh1ieks of obstreperuus laughter. Two facts arc
ccrtaiu. Ono. that the plat was simply perfect :;
the other, that
4 PET DOG
OF extreme obesity belonging to hostile cstab-
lsjment had disappeared t@o days before, and
was never again seen alive. Possibly the Chi
nese are wise IN their generation, alter all.
III Spain, though there is little to attract tho
gourmet. for thar cuisane is for the most part 8
tnird-rate imitation of third-rate Frouch cook
ery. tuy1s bea, ny about the same proportion to
the real thing that tailor does to man, get At
small inn just outside the gates OF the Al
hauabra We met with q rayshipg dlsh, which IS
amongst the juiclest Of our recoilectlons. Slices
Of ham that had bean cured in the SHOWS OF the
Sierra Nevada were served ste"ed With
fresh tomatoes. These hams are
known as the Ja1lo,ses dulces de las Al
puiurrus; the Alpajarraa being = For-
lion the Sierra nevada chain- Scarcely
nuv salt ls used, but the hams are placed IN
light pickle for about week, aud then trrnsler-
red to tue mountain SHOWS. Nothing so delicate
in the way OF pigs hesh have we eaten before or
SINCE, aud We fairly astonlshed our host by the
number Of dishes hot and hot that We called Tor
and dispatched.