The morning times., 1895-11-27

turkey as there are great men to eat it and
order II prepared in their own way.
Never a great personage, but knew how
he took his turkey, and few in all the line
of historical faces that have not given ex-
plicit directions for the roasting, the bast-
ing, the stuffing, and the serving. Separate
a great man from his turkey dinner and you
rob nationalholiday ofa nationalspectacle.
Approach great man upon the subject OF
his turkey and he will forget "to frown his
greatness forth" and Will grow affable
upon this subject of mutual interest.
M'KINLEY's BIRD.
William Mckinley was resting ono after
noon recently between stump speeches in
the western part OF his own State when q
repertorial friend approached him thus upon
the subject of turkey: Where are you
going to eat your Thanksgiving turkey, MI.
Mex inIcy, and how do you like it?'
81 can't answer the former to surety,
replied the tariff man promptly, but l
can almost sing the answer TO the second
question So well do know 1t. have given
directions for my Thanksgiving turkey many
years. and i never vary them one iuta.
like my turkey roasted, but not stuffed.
Now, shades Of a man OF New England an
cestry! Dynamite Is too good for such
fellowi But still l don't like my turkey
stuffed. i like twelve-pound animal
with lots Of fat on him and butter spread
all over him. ] want him roasted brown.
think 1t is twenty minutes to pound or
turkey not counting the first few minutes
while he is getting used TO the oven. But
don't want anything inside Of him. a spiced
stuffing ruins the flavor of the meat and
gives indigestion.
How do / like him served? Oh, like
him with @ string OF sausages over his
flor- -,rtn a nj
for O head. That is good way to serve
a turkey. You can boil the lemon awhile
and make it soft, TO be sliced and eaten
like a pickle, If you want to. My turkey
is an Ohio bird. / forgot to mention that.
Have you ever eaten an Ohio turkey?
No? Then you don't know what It is to
give thanks for your Tha nksgiving din
ner. Do you want the rest of the menu7
No? / an: sorry, because i know good
dinner from beginning TO end"
BENJAMIN Harrison was resting at his
summer cottage not three weeks ago,
when a friend stopped to ask him how he
liked hts national bird cooked for Thanks
giving.
HARRIsoN's COUNTRY STYLE.
al was Just this minute thinking about
my Thanksgiving dinner. That's funny,
isn't it?'' he said. pulling n chair out Of
the French window for his guest. well,
you can sal that l want an Indiana turkey
stuffed with Indiana chestnuts. When /
was at the White House my Thanksgiving
turkey Travelled all the way TO Washington
to me with the cbestnuts in it, placed
there by an Indianapolis cook.
There's a queer thing about the cook
ing Of turkey. And in my estimation
there's only one person who has solved
the riddle. Or one class of persons. 4
farmers daughter can cook a turkey,
but on one else in the world. I want my
turk as the boys say, cooked by IA rmers
daughter. The chcstnuts inside must be
tig ones. domestic chestnuts, but the bump
ing kind that grow in Indiana and no
where else"
President Cleveland only smiled and shook
hishead W hen asked ho " he liked his Thanks
giving turkey cooked. That shake might
mean that he did not know, or it mightmean
that he did not want tn tell. But there Is a
yearly guest at Mrs. Clevcland's Thanks
giving table who volunteers the Information.
The President likes his turkey all dressed
up. Inside is the regular biscuit or cracker
stuffing of the country, black with pepper
and thick with slat and thyme and sweet
marioram. But the outside of the beast is
what claims the attention of the President.
He likes it rugged up and in q different style
every year.
This year Mrs. Cleveland will place rib.
bons around the turkey of deep brown
hue to set off its crisp sides. The ribbons
are knotted at the sides of the platter and
laid across with skewers to hold them In
place. The turkey is brought on whole, not
carved at the side, and the President re
moves the skewers. They are laid upon @
plate with the ribbons clinging to them
and they remain there through the body
of the feast. This ribbon decoration is
avery pretty one and easily managed. Las,
year Mrs. Cleveland banded the turkey with
strings of smilax.
TALMAGE'S TURKEY MOUTH"
DR.. Talmage, President Cleveland 'spastor
since he went to Washington to assist
the Rev. Mr.. Sunderland, has the "bigges
turkey mouth" according to his own say
of any one in Washington. The good docto
has scarcely been installed In his lew posi
ton when a reporter waited upon him (
know his turkey preferences.
"I am cosmopolitan In my hfss." SAT