The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-01-06

II was about the stormiest voyage
ever seen. We left the HooE''on the 9Th
of November, ls4s, in regular blow,
aud struck worse weather Cd TIE Blanks,
and it grew di ,tier every mile we made.
The old man was kind Of gruf and anx-
iocs like, and wasn't easy to manage.
This amt no Christmas story, and amt
got no moral TO it. was second mate,
and knowcd the Captain pretty well,
but he wasn't sociable, and the nearer
we got TO land, according to our dead
reckoning. (for We hadn't been able TO
take an observatory the more cross
grained he got. was eating me sup
on the cath, when the ste ward he comes
in, and says he, Captain, plum pni-
ding Tomorrow, rs usual, Sir?" 1t
wouldn't be polite in me to give what
the Captain replied, but the Steward,
he didn't mind. All that night aud
next day, the 25th Of December, it was
bowling storm, and the Captain he
kept the deck. About 5 O'Clock Christ
mas day, dinner was ready and prcc-
ioas hard time it was to gcs that dinner
from the galley TO the cabin, ON account
Of the green seas that swept over the
ship. The old man after q bit came
down, says lie, "Whcre's the puddin?"
The steward he come in just then rs
pale as ghost, and says he, showing
an empty dish, ''Washed overheard.
SIR. 1t amt again necessary for me 10
repeat what that there Captain said.
Kind of how il looked as if the old man
had wanted to give himself some heart
with that pudding, and now there
wasn't. l disremember whether il
wasn't passenger as said "that, prOvid-
ing we only reached port safe, ia such
gale buildings was of no consequence.
guess the old n-an most bit his head
OF for interfering with the ships regu-
lations. just then the cook he come
into the cabin door with dish in his
hand, a saying, There's another pud-
ding, / halved EN-" and he set good
sized pudding on the table. The old
man kind Of unbent, and wen. for that
pudding and cut it in big hunks, help
ing the passengers last, with kind Of |
triumphant look He hadn't swallowed |
more than a single bit than the first |
mate, he came running down, and says |
he, Lizard light on the starbOard bow,
and weather tightening up" allow
does she head - EAST by North"
Then give her full three points more
nortlerIy, sir, and the Lord be praised"
And the Captain he swallowed his pud-
ling in two gulps, and was on deck,
ust saying, 81 knowed the pudding
would fetch it," aud he left us. We was
N Liverpool three days after that,
through ship that had started the day
before us from New York was never
leard of, This here is the recipe for
hat there pudding:
Take six ounces Of suct, mind YOU
Kin il aud cut it up fine. just you use
he same quantity of raisins, taking out
he stones. and the same Of currants al
1ays wash your curranis and dry them
4 cloth. Have stale lOaf of bread
nd crumble, say three ounces of it.
,ou will want about he same Of sifted
orr. Break three eggs, yolks and all .
ut don't beat them much. Have tea
poOnful Of ground cinnamon, and
rate half u nutmeg. Don't forget a
saspoonf6l of salt. You will require :
18th all this half a pint of milk-we
ept COW on boaId of ship in those
ays-say to that four ounces Of white
agar. In old days angelica root can
led WAS nsed; it's gone out of fashion
ow. Put that in if you have it-not
~ piece, aud slice il thin. You can't :,
D well without half an ounce of cam
led cisron. Now mix all this up to-
ether adding the milk last, in which
Oh put half glass Of brandy. Take =
piece of linen big enough to double
yer; put it in boiling water; squeeze !.
At all the water, and -four it turn out =,
our mixture into that cloth and tie il
? tight good cooks sew up their pud-
ng bags II cant be squeezed to
UGH. Ssr loosely tied pudding is "
sgy thing, because il wont cook dry.
at in five quarts Of boiling water, and :
her boil six hours steady covering it
?. Watch it for if the water gives out :,
Id more boiling water. This here is
al English plumb pudding with no !.
,nsensc about il. :.
Bon THE SEA Cook