The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-16
He Wanted Griddle Cakes.

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quantity in London kitchens know of onIy
one place where they keep supply of otheI
American stores, including corn meal buck
wneat hour, maple syrup waffle irons and
grlddies griddle, by the by is called a
'sIrdle" in England, and even at that it is 4
culinary article almost as unknown in an
English kitchen as a clipper" An American
friend of mine, who is keeping house in Eng.
land, lately acquired a truly national Iongine
for buckwheat cakes. By bit of good luck he
saw JackSons advertisement in the New YORK
Home Journal, and at once ordered supply of
buckwheat flour and maple syrup. He got a
recipe out of an American cookery book which
an American lady lent him. and there he stuck.
The kitchen possessed no griddle. He went 10
the first ironmongers and-but let him tell il
himself: -
II want griddle"
"A "A what sir if you please?'
The shopman stops dry-washing his hands IN
raise one to the back of his ear while his smile
grows into questioning wrinkiing of the nose
Il beg your pardon, sir, but didn't quite catch
what you Said.n
"A griddle-a griddle want to buy grid
de-" e-'N
The smile returns, but mixed with pity and
disappointment. "Ah, yes, to be sure-a-a-
what was it, sir?"
"A griddle.''
Smile vanishes altogether, and cold indiffer
ence reigns in its stead. Don't keen 'em :,
t''Sir" dropped at certainty of failure of a
Don't keep EN-? Isn't this" docking round
at the shelves) "a hardware store?''
"lronmongery, if you please. SIR" C'Sir'
"Well?'' O'-- -O'OO VI -A'''''
A pause The shopman's face becomes
statueSque while he stareS in silence ont of the
door and strokes his chin. Presently he looks
round and says, mechanically: Anything else
to-day, sir?'
"Hqmph. Where can get oneY"
"D'know'm sure. Might try at the green
grocer s."
well, no, sir, DON'T
Never saw one?"
Never saw one"
Never heard Of one?"
"Never heard of one"
do you know what a frying pan is?"
Really, my good sir" getting familiar the
British BRIDESMAIDS certain sign of Intentional
disreSpect) II must ask you to tell NE if Won
want anything in my line, for my time is"
Il want griddle."
Don't keep EN-.
81 wonder, Thomas" said the bridesmaids
wife, who. at the sound of her husbands voice
in an unusual tone, has come forward from the
little room at the back of the shop, Il wonder
if the gentleman means girdle?"
The nus and's face lights up at chance of
business after all ''Ah! You mean a girdie.
sir, deSSay, sir?"
mo, don't; mean a griddle. Ifyou haven't
got one, - Turns to 60
lone moment, sir, " says the wife; do Won
mean?" etc. describes griddle).
die"
I'VE call it girdle, sir; leastways thew do in
Scotland. saw one once I'm sorry we haven't
one, sir. We have no call for iem sir But
could get you one, couldn't we, Thomas?"
Il make no doubt we could, SIR Allow me to
procure one for you, sir?"
How long will it take?"
"To-day's Tuesday. Hum. Must order IL
from Edinburgh. Saturday week. sir.
Great Scott! Edinburgns in Scotland, ism t
itY" ''1 =
"Yes. sir"
Sure it amt somewhere up the Mediter-
ranean9 Going. to order it by telephone via
the Suez canal?''
Il don't understand you, SIR, drawing him
self up
TIE mans W fe who is by far the better bust
ness man of the two, laughs a modest tee-hee
aud says: Very well, then, sir you'll let US
order you one. Well promise it by Monday
"Ill tell you what. If can't get one any
where else you may"
Very 90 t. sir.
II came back" said my friend, 'in a couple
of hours, considerably unstarched | had tried
at least dozen hardware esta Ollshments but
without success. Taey didn't even know what
gtrdle was, let alone a gridde. Well ] let q
first people order II for me. wish You could
have seen u when IL came II must have cen
YARD in diameter. and had q great handle
across IL lise an iron hoop, with a ring i'm Il 10
hang u over the IRE. / sent ID back TO the
s1op. sayug there must be SOME mistake as
my kitchel wasn't round. aud hadn't ordered
an iron floor for H. ! guess the bugkwheat and
syrup vii keep al get back 70 America"