The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-06
OLD CARLTON HOUSE HASH.
cYyTNISCINCFS or 7HE dNCjINT HtSH
ytf,.RS or THE mEFROFOHTS.

Aiur.eo cnrthcn platter hcarcd with hash, |
a., ri1u y tablo in SANDY SpeLcsr's restaurant |
,,-,.rmv afternoon. Pickles. broad butter. !
,nr,e- 1fc.lrrv amt pitchers Of lager bccr sur
,,.ninI tEo platter COL Michael W. Burns. |
pr Nc!-1u Place Of the Eighth Regiment. |
Can Wallace. G.dusha Gallagher OF the |
pc.,i nnI other Intellectual statesmen and |
nhu...phcrs saI at the Mbl1. SANDY spencer |
,rc.d.d Straming incense arose from the |
be-h aud there var a flourish Of spoons and |
,arl Inns. Tho hash WIS madr from o recipe !
,s,d "a r.r I'D Carlton House a quarter Of u !
ceo,uivnro For fifteen years tho making of |
ut.tlsh has been one % the lost arts. Mr.. q. |
J Holden. am on proprietor u thJ Carlton
House. recently iound the re"irc among some
nlt papers in his homo IN fifth avenue and
,uperyisod yesterday banquet. Simple incre-
di,ut. only were used. There appeared ~ be-
e,p,l proportions of corned bocf aud potatoes
but n, onions. Occasionally Jumps OF gristlo
slnpcd down the tlroats of tho guests. and
w,rc rcsuppicmrni'd hy trpc-likc strips hut iho
favor was voted delicious. Cooling draugh,s
Of lcor stimulated the appetite. and The COM
tents of the platter mcltcd away liko snow.
Twenty-Five or thirty years ago men about
town were wild over the merits Of Carlton House
hash II was called q dish nt for king The
secret Of its preparation was discovered BY
Ms SOFT a venerable colored lady ycrging on
hrcc score and ten. who was employed in the
kitchen Of the hotel From o 4. NJ. to J.. VI.
she stood over the range slashing beef and
po,atocs Sitting condiments. and stirring the
s.yory miXturo. In ten years says Mr..
Holden She nevor lost au hour The mcrts
OF her hash were quickly recognized Frm
tho modest platter holding four quarts tho de-
mand arose to barrels until hogshcads Of the
doicay wero daily ladlcd over tue bar. Promi-
nen, men of all parties and professions nockcd
a, a. h,,,i ,r1 ,oitcd Tor bnab II ,noiatanaI
w"' 49, - " 49,, - =, =, -.
the paute7 oi such men as William ID. Porter.
Johnny Lyng. William T. Burton Bill Shore
IA p.i,,o C1o,ov Kcvcs Ogden UorY,na, Mat,
V'u 'H''"u' -, V| -, ' ~
Danser. Judge Edmonds The. Edgar Con
A.. T,,' Ecrr,,,or ,ol c,,, ~ r,,,i,,. ,-,I-
pO. ''ln Nvrt's"u' W UUn VI ,v,U,,u' "U.o' n
Hearnc. Jim Leonard of the Police Department
Co., Sudan, Tin, N,shi,, and accres ~ man
o,'n i'''u' ".'n .'y,','.' ",'D ~ Wv"
Nlosc records are written on inc SANDS oi iime.
Gradually tho fame Of tho hash spread
abroad Many distinguished Southern states.
N'''''' ',''"' -. sr,
mon bowed III mo shrlno oi AuhV scott inc
Carlton House became the headluart0rs OF tho
-, 49,. -. "A e. ,o,,,t, ,,,,,s,-,,,,i.,
Jefferson Davis. Tom Marshall. Macpherson
Berran. one of the Poindexters q South Caro-
hns An.'oh' anu e''n "yo'E,n % i'n"i@' nn v. won,
INTO ocstaeies over us hash. hiG poo Nn'a.
and CN- President Monroe mounted thc stools at
10 hor or1 ,ho i,,,,,,,,,i Ucrrv clay t,yi.,
"o '"' "". ,"0 V'''' te"'' N'' ""
honorcG the WING hotrl WIN MS presence ~
tlat time the number Of the house vas 80 and
$50 IrnndWny II stood ON the corner Of Leon
ard street. Groups of iashionabiy .aiircd men
the chivair,us sons oi the South i.a frequently
ncurishe.i ,oothpicks ins ide nj the bar,
Tho hotel WAS nNmcl after C"l. Carlton OF
Georgia. lts original proprietor were Benson
4 Hodges. Benson aiterward retired. and L.
II Hodges ran II until 1851. when the property
was aoid 10 William G.. Lain Ca. For years
Me hotnl maintained It's supremacy Tho Cor
lies tragedy guyc u q national reputation. IN
the spring of l~5l IN" nNturts OF Uc
hotel were removed 90 i9i Br"ndWrN. a,"yr
Brorme street Til" Carton linure WhH u'rp
rcopencd by Bates Holden. ~ tldrh htl ~ is,uh @
IN the employ ol Bensun li4i-.-. II" 'tr-
RED AunB ScgU Wl'n hiln' iVr n.1r' w t,l0
Iage. Large silver dlel s. l,au',i WI, We t,iN- ~
tnrc. -nt behind count NJ lno uhch ul W.
room. 1no stools were l,i"d li"iH IN thr
morning 10 midhlglI hplu'h u'lhhs uhl
enough hlsh wds Sold r''ft y'hi - Hiun mo
great, stern 10 nor RuhNll'7ir uil oHu oiHu, r.,
Senn harris. btInry - lllhi,' =. " 'TIo''h >
OF Brouks IToJn"rs,, htIil Aylt'hi nH', upul
eIspn. W q. NJ IWuel' h'm lucS' d" hu Clhh'y.
neorge 'ikes' llil le9i', J"hh Mo, REG, y.
ralllo walsh anu mon 9i lVuoVs anu more
L,Hh famous I"npMh I@,1,4l'l III 'las,S "l u.
~ lrh-i Two puats ~ 'nr H"1h "vlt ,-'if:l ipI
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