New-York tribune., 1890-07-13
Az ONION TART.
MINISTER PHELPS'S FAVORlTE DISH.
WITH A POEM IN PRAISE THEREOF
Eugene Field in The Chicago News.

Eugene Field in The Chicago News
II seem, that le iavorte native wand Of the non.
william Walter Phelps, our Minister at Berlin. j, an
some time ago AS ! understand the onion tart is.
properly. product Of southern Germany, and peo-
PIE elsewhere affect 20 d dan the d"hcaoy-in tact,
since Pru~,ias ascondlucy, those dishes which other
fah have always regarded essentially German have
gradually passed oHt OF favor The onl T. now com.
paiaivcly seldom net with. and j" who Hnc.cN that
he gct hectstcak and onions IN Germany f. most
sadly IN error OHiSidc 81 the hotels th'r seems 10
be little beef consumed, and whenever beef Is served
II is cooled almost To the dYnc3, "i CHIP Ne1l i
and in every ,tylc. Even phy ~iclan, commend veal
as suitable dlcl Tor inyallG,: lGt veal IL %e[I"HG
is served A. veal IN tie states 1t is fairly mature
meat: that which we should call veal !. Eno"n aI
"call'>-re>h.' and IT j. pretty generally tiDo"I
have no idea where The grazing grounds o Germany
are located suppo1@ is' INA % 2aJ ,G IL , W'iG & 10
c1uh not le any very extensive grazing ground. ID
hero nor any hedcee There are pra tIf no rat'Ia
hcreaboUt~. Cows Nc-h Is considered q. .ouii''tf
regaiaiina its sale And don1 wonder Al II, 70 In
Germany the is used least Of burden: hers
harness. sorry 10 king Least 'hc io In'r.. .A,N
a. it is is co,tlE l.Nlr Iae price OF M ayfiII W., md
an explanation for the German theory that bltt"r Is
not wholesome Tie Wholesome butter which is t";
SAY the butter con monty ~orvcd IN GERMANY aNc:c',
about - cent, pound and il is yil"r than tr Ni!"~
buttorne. They color Il a sDN ol Orange l' W anu
cross between IN" essence of vanilla bean ana inc
tn rc,,Tn G"%@ycr To- the subject Of >r Phcp, and
hi, favprito German edible. Il ,ccnS that IN" 't'
cmpioycd lu Mr. phcp-, Kitchen j. native Of o%n'n
H'e o xii ,r tl,c co1,,,i i,irrl If those
df.hc. which ffr;led his ualat" a. q lad. A. DI'u
tart /, Herr FricGrics cicf d'ocuvrc, and Mr. Flclp
!, a, proud # HeT Trcinc.'' oai.@ 1T, .,.I,oE
dinners with which Mr. Pnclp, r"aeI'~ dgsgi .I ~,
a,iound, clonatic and ,'c.ct' H'J.'' ~ hIt" ,cl
De ic,iantc Having tasted # The Wand, am quail
F.gilg ola, q.
in fnn exposition the surprising qualities Of thc Hcii
for lore time" aid NJ Pholp, T. me la.i week week
Il have been trying . induce my irr.d "t"''u. t
hcsate, a6ont coming bccasc he fear that The object
cf NJ visit might he misc2ns'rr'cd ,. ...,..,i.,
visitor, fr. .n France ! asked.
r 1s Fr dss, @G Ta' Ys he %' T 3''%sS' SS% NJ ,ra
folk, at home mi-h suspect that he ana were IA'
II b"PPo rP m i-el Rut th@ trth ,imp, !, 'Aaj Vha'
Want 10 get Nr REID horc for is t. initiate him into
' rpoa pom Nr. Tnep,, liable li- pryarc room in 'oc
Uncd ~;atc, Lc?1l.op at iero re-, J JGey J., , M 10
eminent diplomats favoritH Wand;
Of tart, there be thousand kinds
- versatile the a?j
And a. We all hdv. different minds.
Each La, his favoriic tart
Bu. those which most delight the rest
Ttc onion tart doth pl,.-e inr best
Ach. Gott' m'in lcbcr cot:
Where bat in Deutschland can be found
Thi, boon of which / ,ingt
Who hu; 4 Teuton could compound
Thu -ui -eucrl- thIust
None with IN" German frau can vie
who's a. ,umanm Ionria brrca- ne Ugh;
"Ach, GOtt! Wcin IIcicr "of!'
You slice The fruit upon the dou,h
And season 10 ;hr ta-tc.
Then 10 an oven mot To-" low
The ,ia.d .noui ba placed:
And, when ri, done upon Tl.c
lou serge it piping bot
Your no~trl- and iour cyc~ dilrt"-
Arl Cot mo 81 20
1t sweep, upon the sight and smell
IN ovDrWhclmluc tdr.
And then the sens. oi taste. well.
Ncim", is crailhcd
Three noble S.l~.- drowned ~ bliss,
puthcc tell me what
i there Le,ld" compares with this
Ach, Gou. mc!n lcbcr cot!
For, if the fruit e proper Young
And II the crust hC good,
Hos shall hey melt upon The tongue
Into satory Good
How seek the Mecca down below
And lGg"r round thai spot.
Enlallng week, and months Of Voc
Ach, 6ott. mrin Nc'cr cot!
II nature r1yc, men appetite,
Tor thing tMu wont DIG.
WHY 1t ia IN .ai vhat,o delights,
And let her stand ~" rest
And though the lin involve The cost
of Carlsbad. like not.
ri, hct to have loved and lost--
hch, Colt. mein lieocr Gott!
Beyoud thc v;ot. the Lillowy tide,
Who're my compatgot- dwell,
All kind of vctual, have tr'd-
AZ linda Of diiuFo, well,
But nothing known 10 Yankee art
Appear. 70 reach the spot
Like this 1cuiouic onion tart
AcI. Got. Inc!n licJcr Gottl
30, though guam OF Car,bad's tide
a. mil - / hold,
And. lO9 compct" reform m-id"
Plank down my horde Of gold.
Rcmor-r ,h1li net con umc my hctn
Nor -olroW v'N my 10.
For ! have eaten uliui! tart
Ach. GOtt! mcin licbcr GOtt!