The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-22
A DINNER FROM CANS.
How People May Dine without the Use
OF Cooks.

Such an advance has been made in
late years in canning all sorts of stuff
that one can now obtain a whole
course dinner. from soup to dessert. in
tin. saws the n Y. Tins The variety
OF soups that are now canned so as to
he ready for consumption with very
little trouble as to heating is remark
able. One may select from this list
tomato, mock turtle, oX-tail, con-
somme. julirnne, macaroui, okra,
gumbo. green turtle, chicken. pea,
beef, bouillon Maggi, vermiceli. null
lagatawny, clam broth and clam chow
der. All these soups come in cans,
and, with nothing more TO be done
than a little heating, are ready for the
table.
If one does not care to begin his din
ner with soup he may do so with
oysters. These come in cans, and one
NAV have either saddle rock or blue
points as lie pleaseS. or both, If he
prefers CLANS to oysters, he can have
them. for little necks are now done up
so well in cans that they may be had
at hand always. For fish he may
choose from bloatcrs. fresh mackerel,
fresh salmon, whiteiish and brook
trout. Incidentally. for rclishes, he
may have olives. radishes and even
celery. When it comes to meats, we
find Il vast variety. Roast chicken.
roast turkey, roast beef ham, roast
lamb. roast mutton and roast duck are
all canned. The vegetable list COM
priscs asparagus in Il half-doz1n vari-
cites, corn. tomatoes, peas, succotash.
spinach. squash, potatoes. Boston
baked beans. lima beans and string
less beans. For game he may have
pheasant, quail, partridge. grouse,
woodcock. snipe aud wild duck. BY
this time he may be ready for his deS-
sert, and for that he may choose from
all kinds of fruits, jellies marmalades
or English plum-pudding. The last
not only comes in cans, but is even
accompanied by the necessary sauce
Other things that are canned and may
be made to tit here and there in a din
ner are Holsters, chicken and shrimp
salads; sardines and deviled crabs.
that are not only canned, but are sold
with the accompanying crab-shells, so
that the deviled crab may be served
and especially prepared for the occa-
sion.
In addition to this list. there are to
be found in cans and ready for con-
sumption goldfish balls. green turtle.
herring, smelts, lambs tongue, boned
turkey, boned chicken. OK tongue
Clipped beef, smoked beef, ham saus-
age, compressed ham, pigs feet tripe.
deyiled chicken, ham. lobster and
turkey; potted duck, chicken, tongue,
game. ham and turkey; Boston brown
bread and evaporated vegetables of all
kinds.
The list of canned fruits includes ap-
plies, apricots, black berries, blueber-
ries, cherries. cranberry sauce, figs.
grapes, gooseberries. peaches, pears,
pineapples. plums. ounces, raspber-
rleS, strawberries, and even preserved
roses. There are also fruit jellics of
every kind, and fruit preserves, jams
and butter. Mince-meat and desic-
Gated cocoanut likewise come in cans.
With the extension of the food stuffs
canned there has also come an inn
provement in the cans used Whereas
it formerly required great deal of
trouble to open Il tin can of any sort,
this difficulty has been overcome by Il
simple though curious device. Around
the can is soldered Il strip of tin, one
end of which may be fitted in KEY;
by turning this key the sodered rim is
twisted off without the least trouble
and the can is opened for use. Many
people may not like a tin-can di::Hcr,
but those who eat such Il dinner, either
from choice or necessity, certainly
can not complain of the variety or
quantity of the food at their service.