The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
MoRsELs OF cAsTRoNoMY.


Watermelon seeds are now utilized for
soup called pure of melon. No one has
as yet gone crazy over it.
An omelet of shrimps with fine herbs and
rum sauces has crept in at the fish dinner
parties of the season.
Green apple pie is now in order, fact
that accounts for the increased calls upon
the services of physicians.
The Newport sandwiches" are made of
thin slices of bread toasted on one side and
spread with shrimp paste.
Salads now in season are lettuce, chicory
lobster, cucumber, tomato, shrimp chicken,
potato and dandelion.
Chevat, who was chief at the Hotel de
Vile banquet in Paris last month, was paid
81 900 for his culinary services.
Ice cream at the Windsor, Saratoga is
served in the form of asparagus. the color
ing and tinge being most natural.
One of the results of the excitement in
the east is the Introduction of Egyptian
punch" at pretentious summer hotels.
Roast pigeons la Pocahontas" APP
pears on the bill of fare of a western hotel,
but history does not inform us that the
lady ever cut pigeon wings.
Cannetti, the pastryman of the Man
haitian Beach Hotel, has created" "vaper
pudding" which is highly recommended
by those fond of airy nothings.
''Salids and Said Making" is the title of
book to be published in the autumn by
F. J. hurry, late stewart of the Turf Club
and formerly of the Astor House
Strawberries in France this year were
unusually find and abundant The French
berry has size and a delicious favor
all its own. and not destroyed, however
preserved"
Strongest of the advocates for drawn
poultry was the late Major George S. lie
land of the Sturtevant House, who. at the
time of his death, was preparing paper
on the subject
According to an exchange, green corn is
half ruined if you cut it from the cob, and
to get the full worth of the corn you must
eat it direct from the cob. All of which is
good to know.
On the table d'hote bill of fare of the
West End, Long Branch, the entrees are
numbered from one to six. an arrangement
which enables imperfect French scholars to
order without trouble.
Progress. Philadelphia's newsy and Cos
sipy weekly, says terripin are in season at
Cape May all the year round. This is
remarkable sort of statement, and one
that epicures are somewhat at loss to
understand.
A fish dinner at Point Lookout on We'd
nesday last was served as follows: Steam
ed hard CLAIMS, Lady Morgan Soup, soft
shell crabs cressosa shrimp omeiet. lob
ster croquttes, woodcock, lettuce salad
cheese and coffee.
Caterers at Newport have introduced
some very unique and pretty gastronomic
surprises this season, which have, of course,
been much talked about by those who have
attended Mrs. Astor's and Mrs. Wander
bits dinners.
What promises to be a work of consider
able interest and value is promised to APP
pear in the fall and is a cookery book
from the pen of NJ Jules Harder, the chief
in Senator Sharon's employ at the Palace
Hotel, San Francisco.
"If had my way" says a well-known
epicure, 1.-The fryingpan should never be
used in my house, for fried food is an
abomination" There is more truth than
poetry in this, and it is unfortunate the |
man has not his own way.