Arizona republican., 1891-06-30

general pick up voyage along the Lower Californian coast My acceptance us cook was based on the production of an Irish stew which cooked for the cap tain and mate while the Henry was "hovr down on the beach al North point and undergoing the process of cleaning her bottom of harnaClrs cant rrc0l. lrct at this lapse of time where learned to cook an Irish stew viii 0dd that il was all could cook positively 0ll-and with this astounding carital of culinary ignorance 1 venturcd Town upon lhe great deep to lo the maritime house work fer twenty great men
 When we were fairly ai!0at and the Faralloncs were cut of sight. my fearful inCapacitv for the duti@ of the position became apparent Besides. was dread. fully sea ick. and so remained for tw0 weeks Yet cooked. It w&s p"rSalory. rot only fer myself. lui all hands There w&s general howl of CECCratinn forward and aft at my bread. rly Iol scousr. rly tea. my cni.ce, my beef, my beans. Gly cake. my pies Why thr cap tam continued mr il t,!e position. why thcy didn't talOw me ovCranard. why was not b?2tca toa jelly for my co"tiH. url culinarY failures, is for nc to t'!is day one of tIc great mysteries of ny eX. iitpnce We were away nearly ten months. N'as three months learning my trade Tac sufIcringS of tar crew dlril, chose three months were fearful They had to cat my failures or starvc. Several times il wGs intinatPd to m"tr the under officers that 1 had better re- sign and go "fCrard' us on" of the crew I would not. pcrscvcrrd at th" cX. pense of many a pound of go0d -four conquered and returned d second class sea cook
 The Henry was small vCssel-the deck was a clutter of whaling gear Where my galley or sea kitchen should have been S;ood the try works for boil, ing blub5er They showed me around anywhere Sometimes l was moved tC the starboard side. sometimes to the lar board. somntiin"s when cutting il q whale way astern. expected evrntu ally to |" hoisted into one of the topS@nd cook aIOft Any well regulated galley is placed amiilships. where there IS the least motion This iS u1 important con SidGration for a sea cook. Al best hr is often obliged to make his soup like an acrobat. half 0n his head and half on hi' heels, and with the roof of his unsteady kitchen trying to become the floor My stove was not marine stove. It had nc rail around the edges to guard the pot' and kettles from falling off during extra lurches.
 The Henry was most uneasy crait and always getting up extra iArchrS "' else trying to stand on her head or stern Therefore. as she flew up high aStrrl when l was located in that quarter. she has in more than one instance flung me bodily, ia aH unSuardei moment. out "i that galley door and over that quarter deck, while host of kettles. covers and other culinary utens Is rushed with "lang and chatter out after me and with me a' their commander at their head We all eventually terminated in the scupperS will not. as usual. say "lre sruppers Any scupper was lee a'uppcr on that internal vessel endeav0rcd to remedy the lack of rail about this stove by a system of wires attaching both pots and lids to lhe galley ceiling. l "Guy"d' my chief culinary utensi.s Sill during furious oscillations of the hoat the pot' would roll off their holes. ani. though prevented from falling. some |" s!iem as suspended by these wires wo2ll swing like SD many peadulums. around "na i' and fro over the arri of thu, stove
 That was the bus est year of my life was the first one up in the morning and the last. save the watch. to turn al al night Ia this d'y goods box ni I kitchen had daily 10 prepare n break, fast for seven men in the cabin, ;lNl another for eleven la the forecas.le ,s44 dinner for the cabin and another for tA1 forecas;le. likewise supper Tor the sas IL was my business to set the arisi u9anteA cabin table. clear il VH aai was'l4 {.4al dishes three times dailyi ! ir.d tsS sa'ft' out the tea and coH 'a ~, Baxx < / NrwIrd Tha cabl94x " Il l
 cult for breakfast, and N<i N, B9l puLlinS for dinner Ns1SF 0s must the sea cook not only liaveH talls!! for everything anl everything in rs place hut Ina must have everytlling