The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-03
little toasted bread and cheese, and glass Of
hot Irish or rum punch, and you are happy ~ q
ssgOd, careless Of mankind 81

A little toasted bread and cheese, and glass Of
hot Irish or rum punch, and You are happy ~ .
"gOd, careless Of mankind"
However, bachelors are not worthy OF any coms
sider8tion, and as Welsh rare. bit s favorite dish
OF ours we will give the recipe that maintains
in our well regulated household. cup Of
s.out and spoonful OF butter are put in
the pan and melted 10 an even paste then m
egg well beaten is added and some -four OF mug
tsrd sprinkled into the mixture. When done tho
mixture 10 poured on slices Of toast, well butt
tered, and this is mixed, after taking, witha glass
OF mulled liquor OF some kiHd. But for lunchb
OF this kind cold meats are best, and Of these
cold mutton ls the sans parseh 1t must be froxer9
however and very fat to be at its best Roast beef
is the next approach to it, though our allegiance
to cold hogs head, nicely boiled, has been loysE
through many winters. A very excellent morcesu.
is hne, fat slice OF cold corned beef; but this,
like all salt meats, creates an abnormal thirst
and bad acrid taste that are unfavorable Ia
| sound and pleasant sleep. These are things eAsy
to have, but they should be specially repaired
| and set aside for night lunches. Their hey sra
better, and You run no risks as you would in rs--
lying on the broken meats and remnants frOns
dinner. These dishes are cheaper and far better
and more wholesome than the hot suppers taken
at the restaurants on winter nights by night
workers and plessure-seekers. Then, they are
taken at home and in quiet, and give us some
thing to tslk over before retiring all OF which ara
great aids to digestion. Our port, or ale, ID bot
ter then, and as for rum punch,. or an Irish
BAIL, W6 lay IL uOWu hS IN &DeOlut0 law never ~
be infringed, that these should be taken only
when one is ready to jump into bed, and never
just before going out in the cold.
But we fear we are trespassing upon the long
prescribed domain Of the venerable Pic. in thu
too extended disquisition upon the weather.
This is q subject that has been yielded ~
clusively to that journal. by common con-
sent, for very many years. during which
time that paper has treated il with distiu-
guished editorial ability. The position OF thu
PIC. on the weather, we are assured, has always
been able and decided. Indeed, we hear that is
had never been known to take stand upon any
other question till the public printing contrd-
versy arose. We trust most Eineerely though,
that We have said nothing that will offend our
contemporary. Certainly we cannot be accused
OF having spoken from interested motivese
or as an "organ," since the weather is INST
ter the State administration has nothing to d.
with, and with which the Federal governments u
alone concerned. Yet, we would not have our
utterancss misunderstood ON the other hand, and
our kindly acknowledgements Of the pleasure -
derive from the bracing air Of these cold days
construed as an Endorsement Of the Hayes sd
ministrati0n. What we have said has bean
prompted only by the most convivial ssniimente
and we will conclude by cautioning our baChel1e
friends, that ION such night as this did younE
Lorenzo"-Ah, no! Was Pickwick taken in sn6
done for on the bare testimony Of s'cheps end q.
matto sauce" and "wsrming- pam" at the suit
Of the bereaved and lonely Bsrdeil2 BeMarei