River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-24
For the Journal.
Condensed Edibles.

Readers OF the JOURNAL do YOU ever, after
visiting your grocer, institute comparisons
between his stock now aud that OF few years
ago II not, the next time you make your
purchases take car eful survey and you will
see scores OF articles that ten years ago were
never heard or never thought Of To-day we
can, ii we desire 1t, stow i'll our coat pocket
eur beet, turkey and the accompanying side
dishes, done up in tin foil so rs TO insure
safety and tidiness, and whether in the forest
or by the stream, we may partake OF a meal
in all respects as appetizing as though it
were spread in our home, by the hands OF
the most skilitul and accomplished cook.
Neatly dressed up in Theoretically sealed
basket, comes to us roasted turkey with the
necessary condiments all ready for the
table, even to salt aud pepper Thus
proving that our tastes have been studied,
weighed and prescribed for, until nothing
is lett us but the mere tormaltics o. mastIca-
ton and digestion. Chickens, too, stewsd,
roasted and in the shell are to be had in like
manner, while corned beef is dealt out to US
in tin packages at prices suggestive Of q
glutted market. Then from the salt and
fresh waters are dredged the sedate oyster,
the graphing lobster and the pensive clam,
and they too, are assigned quarters in cans
graduated TO the wishes OF the purchasers,
and so to take their places with fresh cod,
salmon, trout and other sportive members OF
the deep in solemn rank and file of the tin
clad majority. Even the hog has not been
lett to enjoy the time bonored custom, as 1t
pertains to his smoked and sailed hams.
An innovation has been made upon these
customs OF our daddies until even the SEM
blance ofthe well trimmed ham and it sweet
smoke house aroma has been almost entirely
ruled out of order.
Next to plumb pudding in jars and cans,
bagged ham is the very latest novelty.
it Is made of boiled ham chopped up
| fine like bologna sausage, properly
seasoned and then iammed into long mar
row bags. This cut in slices is pronounced
one of the palatable dishes OF the day.
One in keeping with the progress of the
times Spanish herring are now bundled up
iikeskindling wood, and after being Invested
of the internal organs and all bones, they are
ready for the mouth. If we go on in the
samesrstio for another decade, we need not
be surprised to have bread delivered at our
doors that does not necessitate the applica-
| ton of butter; also preparation of coffee,
sugar and cream sold in sticks, and some
novelty to obyiate late dinners on wash day,
as the re has been so much improvement
| made i'll our edibles to convince us that we
| live in a progressive age. How does the mat
terstand to-day as regards our drinKablest
DO they compare with the days of our good
old daddies of years ago, when their brandy
was imported from France, their gin from
| Holland and had to pass through the U. 5.
| custom house and duty to be paid on it. In
those days the price OF good square drink
| OF Otard or Hennesy brandy or Holland gin
was six cents, New England rum, old rye
whlskey had to pass inspection also, and sold
over the bars for three cents, to-day the
brandy, gin, rum and whiskey are made OF
drugs purchased at the drug stores, and this
mean, trashy, forty -rod stuff is made by
| these that retail it over the bar, the most
expensive article in IT being few plugs OF
| tobacco to make it palatable and set well on
your stomach, and is sold at the moderate
price OF from ten to fifteen cents per glass
and after partsking of few drinks OF this
most damnable stuff you feel as miserable as
if you had swallowed grind stone.
Yours truly
VIM SCHoFIELD