Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-19
The Ea.,srn shore aIrl.


Nearly every Eastern shore girl Is A
good cook, She is taught the art thor
oughly so that she may intelllgently in
struct her servants and, II circumstances
should require Il, 80 that she may 20 into
the kitchen herself and do the cooking
The race Of old colored cooks who -four
ished before the war Is fast dying out,
and as the young colored women have not
inherited their mothers skill the mistress
/ OF the house has been compelled TO per
feet herself in the duties OF the Kitchen,
so that she may give her servants prAc.
! tical training.
| Even when required TO act as her own
cook the Eastern-shore girl finds time for
other work aud for enjoying herself and
making others happy. She is expert with
the needle, fair musician aud bright
talker. Some are dashlng horseback
riders and graceful skaters and daring
swimmers. They can manage the sails
OF small boat and can pull strong oar,
and many OF them can handle a pistol
The outdoor exercise gives roundness
which Is usually surmounted by
a beautiful meek and face, for
there are but few places in the world
/
Is fond OF reading and can converse with
sprlghtllness and originality upon the
best works Of English literature and
criticize with judgment the styles and
methods OF different authors. She will
go into the kitchen looking as sweet and
fresh as a flower, prepare breakfast OF
fruits, egg-pone or some other kind OF
delicious corn-bread, hot rolls, clear
coffee, sliced tomatoes and fried tallors
or rock or perch or crabs, and return TO
the table as neat In appearance as when
she entered the kitchen, and 50 CHEEKY
and pleasing In manner that each and
every article Of food will taste the
swoeter for being IN her presence
AT dinner you will have fried chicken,
delicately Drowned, ham baked with
wine or sugar, roast duck, potatoes,
corn, tomatoes, lima beans, beets, egg
plants, apple sauce, sweet and sour pick
les, currant Jelly, ice-cream and peaches,
or peaches and genuine cream, pudding,
pies, custards, cake and fruits. For sup
per there viii DC soft crabs, croous,
Maryland biscuit, Sally Lunn, honey and
various preserves, with peaches and
cream. The preserves are wonderfully
finc specimens Of the preserving art, for
In this respect the Easternshore girl
is without an equal the world over.
| Strawberries, blackberries, Taspberries,
peaches, ounces, pears, damsons, crab
apples, aprlcots, watermelon rlud rock
melons and cantaloupe areall subjected 20
| her skill, and when placed upon the table
they not only retain their flavor, but will
convince any man that nature itself has
been Improved upon. In winter terrapins
and wild geese, and ducks and birds, and
oysters, take the place Of the fried chicken
and the soft and hard crabs, As all the
/ things mentioned above come from the
land and water Of the peninsula, the
tables of the poorest families are supplied
with them, though, OF course, not IN such
| great variety.
Persons who have seen aud judged the
/ Eastern shore and It's people by hurried
visits and by staylng at hotels are not TO
| blame Tor a lack " enthusiasm, rs II Is an
undisputed fact that, with few cxcep-
/ tons, the hotels are abominaDly served
| To appreciate the Eastern shore and It's
people you must 90 into their homes,
! Ride with them over their farms, walk
\ with them through their orchards, sail
with them on the delightful river or
/ take part IN sleighing carnival,
! or ioln in some Of the other out-of-
door sports and indoor festivities.
( II, having done this, you 90 away aud soy
( the Eastern shore IL no. beautiful and
hospitable, that It's women are not charm.
I ing, and that It's men are not cultivated
gentlemen, good fellows and clever poll
ticiaDs, your opinion will be reflection
! upon yourself,
/ Rich folks are the exception on the
peninsula; contented folks are the rule.
I Small but comfortable Incomes, pleasant
homes, hours for work and hours for
pleasure, sincere sociability and wide
spread, earnest sympathy are the causes
/ Of this contentment.