The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-17
SD. COOKS. E...L.IFB... I.
Trials (. Of Dealing With a Land
Lubber Stove. II
PRENTICE MULF0RD's STORY.

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lie Qualities by Milking an 3Irlsl
\ Stew, tho Only Irish lie Could
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9euelM p,ck up voyage along the
lower Oalliofnia coast. My acceptance
~ cook WINS oased on the production OF
An ltish stew Which cooked for the
1IIp u. auu mate while tho Henry was
p nnve aowhaon the : beach at North
tolnt, ana undergoing the process OF
cleanlhe ner bottom OF barnacles. l
Gant fecoilect ut this lapse OF time where
learned 70 cook an Irish stew. I will
aad That II was all ! could cook---posi.
uVeiy att-and with this astounding
Capital OF culinary Ignorance | ventured
ao~n upon the great deep to do the
! matltlme housework Tor twenty great
men: ., $ 'il,is3 W. Nv n iiaSi
:, W men We We're fairly atioat and the
ratailones were out OF sight, my fearful
incapaclty ior the duties OF the position
oeGame apparent, Besides, was dread
lnlly seaick, and 80 remained for two
days. Yet cooked. 1t WAS purgatory,
hotohly Tor myself, but all hands. There
was general howl OF execration forward
anu al my bread, my looscouse, my tea,
my couee, ny beei, my beans, my cake,
my pes: Why the captain continued
ne ! III me position, why they didn't
throw me overheard, why ! was not
beaten 10 Il leliy Tor my continued cult
nary failures, IL Tor me TO this dizzy one OF
Tue great mysteries OF my existence. We
were away, nearly ten months: WINS
thTee months learning my trade. The
suherings Oh The crew during those three
months were fearful. They had to eat
my failures 'or starye. 4 Several times it
was ln,imatea TO me; by the under otli-
eels tnat iad oeucr resign and 20
"'iof ara as one OF the crew. 1Swould
not. IS y pefseVered az the expense OF
many pound OF goou hour. conquer
ed and returned q second class sea
cooS. rs: tGI -,s,,,. y.
me %Hehryt~as small ivessel-the
ueck was clutter OF whaling gear.
where my galleysor sea Kitchen should
have been stood the try works Tor boil
i InV .DlnDDeE. N'lnPv HnOvHN mo arm rH
anywhere. Sometlmes +! was moved to
the stafboata sue, sometimes 70 the lar
ooard, sometimes when cutting in a
Wnale way astern; expected eVentu-.
ally 70 DC holsteu lnlo one :oi the tops
and COOK aloft. Any well regulated ga!-
icy IS placed amidships, where there is
the least motion. This IS an Important
consideration tor sea COOK. At best
ne IS often ohhged 10 make his soup
like MI acrobat, hall on his head and
nall on his hee!s, and with the roof OF
ms unsteady kitchen trying to5oecome
the floor. NY stove was not marine
stove. ~ mad no Srall around the edges
10 guard inc pots and xettles from fall
ing on during extra lurches. ts'''s "
The Henry was most uneasy craft,
and always getting up extra lurches or
else trying to stand on her head or stern.
Therefore, as she iiew up, high astern
when was located in that quarter, she
has in more than one Instance tlnpg me
bodily, in an unsuarIed moment, out Of
that galley door and over that quarter
deck, while host Of Kettles covers and
other culinary utensils rushed It'll
/; clang and catter' out alter me and with
mo as their commander ut their head.
I. We all eventually terminated in the
scuppers. ] will Lot as usual, aay "lee
scuppers. Any scnPper was n lee Soup
per on that internal vessel 4 endeayor-
ed to remedythe lack1of rail about this
stove BY system Of wires attaching both
pots and lids 70 the gallery ceiling. !
"gnyed" my chief culinary utensils.
Still during furious oscillations OF the
boat the pots would roll of their holes.
and, though prevented from falling,
some OF them as suspended by these