The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-25
Morsels of Gastronomy.


1t is wise man who knoweth white
bait when he is called upon to taste of
IT,
Frog legs, soft shell crabs, and sea
snipe are now included in the luXurics
of the season.
The continued high price of beet
causes a terrible slaughter of ancient
and superannuated chickens.
Francatelli is authority for the state
mont that the palate is as capable and
nearly as worthy OF tuu,Hudn 60 rnv
eye and the ear.
A scarcity of oranges of good size and
quality is complained of, but lovers of
lemonade will be glad to know that
good lemons are plenty.
Epicures contend that the best way to
eat asparagus is cold with dressing of
oil and vinegar. To eat it hot they de-
clare to be an abomination.
Discussion upon the subject of drawn
vs.. undrawn poultry has subsidized alto
gether. Nobody was victorious. and
the sale of undrawn poultry goes brave
ly on.
"Show me man eating lettuce
said Lord Beaconsfeld land | will tell
you what manner of man he is.' The
highest epicurean authorities all agree
that to cut lettuce is to ruin it,
Blanc mango Of odcn times was an
altogether different dish from what we
have now under that name, aud used to
include in It's ingredients almonds, rice,
salt and even anisecd.
Some facetiouS writer declares that
the greatest puzzle of the ace is the
strawberry Shortcake sold atrc,taurants.
The puzzle is to find the strawberry, and
thousands of people have given up the
search in disgust
Take it away, take it away" said
the countryman at the Brunswick, to
whom the waiter brought whipped
cream for his strawberries, II didn't
come in here to get ,haycdw and he
waved his hands dcprccalingly, and
repeated, Take il away
He who talks with his mouth full, "
said DR. johnson, rarely has anything
valuable to communicate Considering
DIR. Johnson's own table manners this
was queer speech to make. but still
some one OF Us would do well to remem.
Der.
In one Of her recent articles on gas
tronomy, Miss Juliet Cor.on described
soup made Of white wine, eaten cold,
and which she aiirms to he a favorite
dish III Austria. Another wine SCUM
she describes is made one-half of con.
somme and the other half of claret.
They have now AZ the restaurant OF
the Racquet Club cook famous for the
variety Of ways he eau prepare and
serve macaroni Nacaroni dinner, pre-.
pared by this culinary artist from
sunny Italy are said to be things
OF beauty and genuine JOYS forever"
warm weather has produced several
new Kinds OF lee cream, which the con.
hct0ncrs have withheld until fine
weather was of kind to make neonl,
appreciate IT, The name, for the new
creams are iancful The peonle vii
soon md out for themselves "wbars il
Nance
In Berlin lately noted Professor
VINO heFotes more or less Of hi, time I,
gaslronomy gave a dinner party. ON,
OF the courses of which was snake,
eggs. 1t is said that the company par
took abundanty, but how many wor,
obliged TO cali in physicians the ney
day Is not recorded.
Restigouche salmon is abundant an,
by some is placed at the head Of tbc n.
of fish, forgetting sheepshead, rcd-snan
per and sea-baos. just now the dsl
market offers a very large variety. an,
with the high price of beef, housekeep
ers find it economical TO add more dsl
TO their daily food.--NeW York Ma,
and EIDrcSs.