The Red Cloud chief., 1895-07-19
AT THE CATERERS.
IN THE MIDST OF ICES AND
v CREAMS GALORE.
1sv che Dainties Are Prepared for 30.
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They were all very busy down In the
basement under the fashionable Chica.
- pwvsyor's shop. In the kitchen the
chez. In white apron and cap. was max.
ing lobster croquettss. while the cut
ting up u the luscious diamond-back.
- dear TO the hearts Of gourmsts. en-
gassd the attention Of IN assistant at
. nsighborins table. Near By . beef
tsndsTloin was being larded. In the
pastry room the head cook was occupied
In making very realistic oysters of q
creamy mixture on little half shells
made Of waters. and with the pearly
insidss counterfeited In icing. These
were served on . dish. with slices Of
lemon. the latter being also cakes. At
. round table . youth was beating with
great vigor . bowlfui Of eggs. Near the
oven q baker stood. constantly drawing
out pans full Of goodies. all ready for
the finishing touches Of icings and dec
orations. and putting In others ready
to be Drowned. But II vas In the ice
cream department that there was most
hustle. There two huge freezers were
kept hard at work by youths. who
turned the wheels. This department
has for ito chief a very good looking
young Frenchman, who also wore a
white linen cap and apron. All along
one side OF the DON rum a great Ice
chest In three compartments. each Of
which holds six cans filled with differ
ent ices. and big enough to rejoice the
heart Of even the Eeediest Of small
boys. These were packed In broken Ice.
When an order 10 to be filled q mold
10 packed with the desired fiavors and
put In q small tub Of ice. ready for de-
livery. At q big white table the head
OF tho department stood folding two
large sheets Of brown wrapping paper
into strips about six inches wide. These
he placed upon the table. with q small
square Of pasteboard In the middle. and
on that an ornamental round lace pa
per napkin. Presently q box Of cracked
ice was dragged In by N assistant. who
proceeded to unearth from its midst q
fancy two-Quart mold. This he handed
to his chef. who Immediately plunged
1t into a great dishpan Of hot water.
which stood at one end Of the table.
After a few twists In the hot water he
withdrew It and removed the cover.
Then. placing the elaborate pyramid
OF Ice cream which II contained upon
the lace paper. he proceeded to turn II.
There were creams Of several colors
used, but the upper layer was of van
lila. In little compartments near the
artist were little strips Of candied an
geliQue. candied cherries. etc.. and into
each little projection Of the design a
small strip Of the green angeliQue was
put, with here and there a cherry. and
on tho very top a round piece Of citron
was placed. Next. into the small end
Of a paper %cornucopia q little tin nozzle
was fitted. and the bag was filled with
raspberry water ice from one of the
tins In the big refrigerator. With ex-
pert fingers the decorator squeezed lit
tie fiuted ribbons Of the pink ice. FORM
Ing quite an elaborate pattern over the
whole top. Then. with great care. the
gayly trimmed Ice was lifted from the
table by the long band Of brown paper,
the usefulness Of which was now appar-
ent. and placed In a good-sized tin box.
In which It was fitted very loosely.
Then the assistant took II In hand and
proceeded to pack 1t In ice once more.
Then came another mold Of a different
pattern. and the upper layer Of which
was Of strawberry cream. which went
through much the same process. lemon
ice being used. however. instead OF
raspberry. to afford the desired con-
trast. "Peches Rancher" make quite a
snowy dish. Little molds. In two sizes,
representing peaches and opening on a
hinge In the middle. are used. A
branded peach forms the foundations
OF each. the space once occupied by the
stone being filed with BISCUIT glace.
Around these the molds are filled with
French vanilla cream, screwed up and
put away to freeze. An hour or 80
later these are brought out and thrown
into the tin Of hot water. Then each
little pale fruit Is taken out Of its case
and put on a tin tray. Then. with ex
pert fingers, the artist paints each one
with pink sugar tied up in a loosely
woven cloth. giving 1t the real peach
bloom, with a downy look and all com
plete. except for the little stem with
leaf attached and here and there a
blossom still adhering, which he next
inserts. After this the tray Is put into
a box to keep cool until wanted. Mean
| while, up In the candy department. the
basket weavers are at work making a
basket Of whatever color may be Or
dered to hold the luscious fruit. In the
| shape OF those In which peaches come
to market. It was a pink II that was
being made, and II was decorated with
a big pink satin bow on each handle.
A Frenchman always looks with con-
tempt upon the American ice cream
freezer, and the chef In this case was
no exception. A large one on the new
est and most improved pattern occu-
pied a corner of the big room, but the
writer was informed that It was only
good for water ices-it did not make
the cream smooth enough. The freezer
used for creams Ia q big clumsy affair
| that occupies the middle of the room