New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-19

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pro- erSP, ss,3y Of ny giving him diaD"' h' '
my de.. fellow, represent Her Majesty: !
oou rEssd!' said l, then dine with me In '0e
That win do b. replied: :. bot how WIN Sos:
stdi aiy :s sus y e dinner Ia, ;ods II te M
Leave that 70 me- .s AID The GovelnefS
sseSspsing this invitaaon recalled story ny
- t G,s which caused ne sUne
tinguished man with whom he was associated ct
tne oet was sent % our Minister to kosie .s
Ss Rss. home my father g. S% aes
be fet that 1t was incumbent on him: IN turn, 70
enrss'n them himself; q he approached s1e tSi:
xish, who q onss accepted sn isvisstlsa 70 bstss
iast for the whole imperial family. NC
a A1 h SAID gave that stsakf., man We
took my ~ ent,e isnsSS. but psv t. have
been poor man ever since.
Of s 4. Sss. III S 2. ah s rsSn Sss
in this city SO l felt safe in his hands. I went
to work and made out q list Of all the French
dishes that could be successfully rechauired;;
suon n.n c0ssstsss e mouson en- papiliG11e' 'H,
Rlcheileu, timbalss de rz de veau. ct quenelle de
volatile boiled Yorkshirs ham, easily heated over,
to cook which properly 1t must be nmnered from
lay i. .s Se S Eeas s q then put
1t In an oven, and constantly basic It With pint
OF cider; 1t must b served hot. even after being
cut. The oftener IT. Ii placed In the oven and
heated the better 1t becomes. Thus cooked they
have been by one OF my friends hermetcniiy
sealed In tin case and sent to several dis
tinevished men in England, who have found them
great delicacy.
then hired for the day for $50 shutup
country place got plenty of English, bunting.
quantities Of flowers; saw that my champagne
to the walters and cook, urging them to show
these Britishers what the Yankee could do when
put to his stumps and then with long caval-
procession myself, went OF to my orange grove
retreat, some five miles from Nassau. made my
men work like beavers, and ava ted the arrival Of
my sixty English guests. who were coming TO see
the American fasco In the way Of country dinner
ana 1ete In they came, and great was their sur
prise when they behed table for sixty people,
pieces monies Of confectionery. flowers, wines all
nicely decanted, and a really good French dinner,
az once served to them. 1 only relate this to show
that where there Is q will there is way, and
That you can 30 work upon o French cooks
himself.
Marvellous to relate, the chef positively refused
TO be recompensed
mo, sir. he replied; II am we'll of wish
Ply .iviioichi n's apPTeCldueu
Monsieur knows when things are we'll done He
has made great success. All the darkies on this
island could not have cooked that dinner. am
satisfied
was so pleased with the fellow. that when he
broke down In health he came to me- and had
him az my cook two Newport summers. kept
him alive by giving him old Jamaica rum and milk
fresh from the cow, taken before his breakfast
an old Southern remedy for consumption.
Some Of his remarks on Nassau are worthy of
repeating. I said to him, 4Chef, why don't they
raise vegetables on this fruitful island3 Why
bring them all from New-York?"
Monsieur he replied. "here you SOW your
seed Of night. by midnight 1t is ripe and fit to
cook: by morning it has gone to seed The same
way with shecp; You bring flock Of sheep
here, with fine feeces Of WOOL in a few months
they are goats and not wool enough on them to
plug your ears