Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-22
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Ancients-A Club Tia, ''s
, 'e"''o" :" the susise, j, ~ "
: old Uncle" Sam Ward ),
pcan gourmet, WIS Il rellui,ia 'a'pos4
authority on everythinv y aht i
. enter the human stomacI, ' u WI (
that complex aud wonds,.s as hA 4
l' 70, had 'lined all over ~ " o!lps
III ians'iages," as he sald. 10y vow
to having irrigated his :. q, ~, ~ wi
with l1,ooo bottles OF rood pss'o'ls II n
his life Of seyenty.tIrsa sound Il,
alont. This grand old I,o sSN !. . 1
young Ia heart aud spiri, \. 'Wk,
Of MS lamented death, ma ~ y y vi
and devoted friend. Lori 8 u's lnl
itol'sly termed him thu ~. ..s,,'Sstesy 4
Human Race"--welI, he onc eaee II
that he could obtain az satI ss s'slAlI|
ner ut Il frs rate London NH Il
he found Wherever civillzat;ass y L
foot. "Uncle" Sam was mn, s s.', hud Il
NY on the dinners Of TODAY. I ~, 70 ! W N
Sucked the archives of the h, n.y. w
for records and dates on s,..' .'Sn ~
entail feasting. TO any ona A s.u aa
terest IN gastronomic lore i, w a,s''as
to listen TO the old gourmet UP apt'
wealth OF information p0arss2
Il have often thought II : a.
wont TO declare, ''that rhs w /
great historical feast that CIss maa
honor of Julius Caesar has n n'ts Il
Ell down to posterity. II we n. ' y
the accounts that have rencbs'' y
expected his illustrio,ls p,,ss s W
tempered and 'grumbling' I'M \ y
out that CRsar was in flowipv ~ y
iuii Justice to the sumptuous d rM
even ate more than was good ~ III. ~ e
ROMAN AND GERMAN COR s ~'a
There is II close affinity ts,a Z
Roman and German COOKERY INV I.
habits" continued Mr.. Ward az
all That now remains of Rome,
nomic art must be sought onlv IL
Germany. The agro-dolce sa,,cs. y !, W. H
the former was characterized Y n ns
tinguish the latter. The odd coms " n
OF meat and fish, of SWEEP f,n,,
with meats, the large proportion :, {.
used In their dishes, certain yiar,,,s s.
boiling vinegar poured over tbem
are ready to he served, and the VA. Il
sausages. including those muds !, h
which are said to have been ;nr.'. rs
the Emperor Heliogabalus, M sra.
Roman origin.
Though the light OF the kjt,s,
was probably the brightest snot
Dark Ages, yet us its reflection 4. III
come down TO us, we can only eo.,. n
that the barbarian kings woud =. IS
they did everything else, coarssly NJ !!
enously. The Continental pail, y
served traditional traces of Romur l'.7..'
and eastern festivity, extinuuI,I,s u
long series OF invasions and tlIx,r,, SO
vived in n much more agreeable for, &.
der the Saivlcens. An Old writa,
that the cook Of an inn served a MI, =
shoulder of mutton for no less ns,s,
than Mohammed, remarking with NJ.
clsm almost modern in character n ,I
a prophet he will discover it; II h 4
lmpostor, no matter what bscuusss
him.
Hut II | were to recall all Of The 1 5s|
ances OF my old friend Sam Ward d !|
leave myself little space to write j
Century club i'll Grafton street, M e
where tlined recently. This club n
with truth be called 1.-THE Mipzf
rub" as many of it's members are,s,
reSentatives of the haute finance d 4
HOW AN ARTIST GOES TO WORK
One Of the objects of the Centuries
20 afford inglishmen and AmerIe,u W
oortunities TO meet together in sccls
nony. aud the outcome of this ASSET
among the men of light and lemngs
great nations must be in the highest 1.
beneficial to both. Such select MI q
'oes without saying, mus. be M
With care and the most delicate tlcss
,ation. The choice of manager hS
~ VI. Alphonse Gerard, who for aqls
u century has busted himself Z
'enliy with catering, anu who lcr
ears has been connected with ID:
economical administration Of the il
European hotels. NJ. Gerard studA
er NJ. Blot. who was the trusted 4.
ne iate emperor Napoleon; and lHs
ger OF the century AYERS that be hasS4s1
miners ana looked after the creatuHs
,rts OF most OF the crowned lsia
.orope
NJ. Gerard Is a composer, and hS
liheu that the Century shall be KNOW
. oti1lhai dishes and Tor piaS VII
'rVed nowhere else. abandolsllS
the theories laid down W vs.
'ononic predecessors, and hanals
ell CHOSEN materials after Ile'as
IL own. tie believes IN simpllclt! W.
Gus ingredients OF the pialnest os1
on, discardinY much OF the old NM
aditional cookery book lnstr'le'loae
'erative and confusing lie sits aaN
table, draws pen, Ink and paPerw
mr. and remains in u condition o.
Is elaboration for some time Osl''
its pen to paper.
lie outlines IN his mind the sene'ls
Ter OF the dinner that rs to De sT'Hi
me or Its leading features nay
rded all this in black ana wnle' Y
details, arranges and rearraIlss ~
ssioh OF attractions, adlRSts si'.
)ns to each other, and then sunltop