The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-12-07
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prospect now TINT In our best circles,
within short time. the old custom I'll
making the host dcmolish tho kiln-dricl
poultry nj dinner will become extinct,
md TINT servant Mt Il side board, on Il
tmall salary will take u hanl.saw and 4
can of nitro.glyccrine nnd SKATER tho
remains, thus giving tho hots II chance
to ehat with lis guests instead of spat.
tcring them with dressing and casting
gloom and gravy over the company.
This IN 4 move for which have long
commended. II places the manual labor
ON dinner where II belongs. md re-
licved man who should give his whole
attention 10 the entertainment of his
friends nj the table lou would not
expect your host to take of his cont mud
kill the fowl In You presence in or.
der to show You TINT II was NIL on tho
square, and Il Ia not customary to 70.
qnirc the proprietor OF tho house To
peel tho potatoes ut tho table for his
guests to prove that there il no put.np
job about il.
Therefore claim TINT the lamcntcd
hen may bc thoroughly shattered Mt u
silo table hy Nh athlete NJ four dollars
per week, and still good faith toward
tho guests hc maintained. II any ono
he doubtful or suspicious, etiquette will
permit him to stund hy the side Of tho
hreling carver and witness the inquest.
Still II would hc better fun for him to
sit III the table. md II the parts given to
him are not satisfactory, no can put
them IN his ovcrshoes pro tenn. and Gus
ually throw them out tho back door
while the other guests are listening to
the "Maiden's Prayer in the parlor.
Under the nov acnl the host will en-
JOY the dinner much more than he used
to with his thumb cut of and 4 quart
Of dressing in his Imp. No man feels
perfectly ut home il lc has to wrap up
his cut finger in rag md then scoop
handful Of dressing out Of his vest pocket
and then return il to tho platter. Few
men are cool enough to do this, laugh
ing heartily all the time and telling
some mirth.provoking anecdote mean.
while.
It il also annoying to have twenty
guests ask for the dark meat. please"
when there are only three animals
cooked and neither ono al them had
particle Of dark meat about hcr person.
Lately | have adopted the plan Of seq
regating the fowl by main strength.
using the fingers when necessary, and
then whipping them in an of.hand man.
ncr on the tahle.cloth. Then ask tho
servant to bring in that dark hen when
ordered. SO that We might have an
abundance of dark meat. II the SER
want says there is none. smile and tell
the guests that the brunette chicken,
by some oversight. has been eaten in
the kitchen. and will have 10 give
them such relics rs may he nj hand.
This simpliiies the matter, and places
me- in far moro agreeable place rela-
tive to the company. My great success.
however. il carving is mainly confined
to tho watermelon. The Watermelon
does not confuse me, Railways know
where to find the joints. and those who
do not like tho inside Of the melon can
have the outside. Now. my great
trouble with fowls is. that ono day I
have Nebraska chicken and tho next
trip | have to assass,nate 4 Mormon
Shanghai pullet, with high. expressive
hip.hones and amalgam palctot. This
makes me nervous. because they are so
dissimilar and their joints are in differ
ent places. The Mormon hen is round.
shonldcrea and her collar.honc is moro
OH the bias than the Nebraska fowl.
This gives total different expression
10 her features in death. and as have
said, destroys the symmetry Of tho
carve.
became my education in this line hv
carving butter in hot weather, and grad.
uallv led up 10 the quail on toast. In
carving the quail, first mortgage your
home and get tho quail. The quail
should hc cooked before carving. hut
not until the thermometer balance and
other organs have heen removed Place
Your quail on the toast in sitting ro-
sitian, then passing the lissecting knife
down between the shoulder blades,
bisect the polonaisc.
Another method is to take 10 quail Inv
the hind leg and cat il. asking tho
guests tn Ito the same. Tbs breaks mp
the feeling Of Stiffness that is apt TO
prevail NJ formal dinner party. anil
while each one has his or her nose i'm.
mersed in quail. good feeling cannot
fail 10 show itself Bill Nge
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