Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-04

told me to go to the market. An Ameri.
can lady, standing near by, turned quickly
aoo sald, "Oh! you are searching for salt
cod hsh? Isn't it good with cream?
How l wish l could have some" |
meekly turned my steps toward the
market, but alas saw none,
and could not make anyone understand d
what wanted; but one Friday 1 CHANGED
TO see some of the desired article soaking
in water, with the scale side down, which
every weil-resulated housekeeper knows is
radically wrong. l find it is the custom
here to let i; soak until all the good taste
IS out, aud then expose it for sale on Fri
days-snd then l discovered it was called
"bacaia." Good friends, if ever You get
goldfish hungry in fair Italia INQUIRE
for "Ba-ca-la.'' The dictionaries don't help
one much in these matters, for if they give
any name at all they are quite apt to give
word not n common use, as for exam
pie, last year wanted turkey in honor of
Thanksgiving Day, and after consulting
my. dictionary, confidently asked my
maid TO buy Gallo d'India" She stood
dumbfounded. So stood land helpless.
too; but after many gestures and explana-
tions, she understood, and, laughing i'm
moderately, exclaimed, "Oh, Signora, un
tachino." What simple name 10 be
sure; it seemed as though l might have
guessed it. Well, live and learn. This
year l can order my turkey and not be
laughed at.
A turkey weighing FIVE pounds costs
eighty cents. Cranberries We cannot have
but with the fine variety of vegetables, we
manage to enjoy turkey dinner without
them. Celery is particularly good, and
cheap, large bunch costing three cents
Fha Joli iotO T
are plenty. Few only of the seuashes are
allowed to mature. They pick them when
only two or three inches long, and they
gather and cook the blossoms. When
first saw baskets of those yellow blossoms
and little green squashes for sale, and was
told they were to cook, could hardly be-
lieve it. They cut the squashes into slices;
and dip them and the blossoms into an egg
batter and fry in oil They are delicious,
and a very good substitute for fried oysters,
which We don't have here, only in cans.
But who, after eating blue Points" and
Providence Rivers could abide the
canned article?
Once more this smiling city is gay with
banners in honor of the birthday of the
Prince of Naples. when he also attains his
majority. He has been promoted to the
Colonefey of the First Infantry Regiment,
dnu is 10 go 10 Naples, Wlerelt IS stationed,
and assume personal command. He will
have court of his own, also a suite, civil
and military, and live exactly like king.
People here are usually rather silent. They
are very fond of the King and Queen, both
for their own selves and for the love and
honor they bear Victor Emmanuel, but
they say the young Prince is little tyrant,
a middle age despot, and he rather looks it
nersonal annearance
There tare many travellers in the city
now, Americans and English predominant
ing. Rev. DR.. Pentecost. of New York,
spent a couple of weeks here on his way
to India. He expects to pass the next two
years in missionary work. He occupied
the pulpit of the Rev. DR.. McDougal
Scotch Presbyterian) and delighted ali
VINO heard him with his power and elo-
quence. The doctor is also the best of
companions, and in the parIor, surrounded
By interested friends, he seems fairly in his
element when rscounting some of his
manifold experiences. His daughter and
son will spend the winter in Florence, and
are devoting themselves to music, paint
ing and Italian. Mrs. Pentecost accom-
panies the doctor on his travels, and the
last tidings from them, at Port Said, gave
glowing accounts of their delightful trip
across the NJ Mediterranean. BELLE.
Florence, Italy, November IL, 1890.