The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
YULETIDE LAMpREY PIE.
The Succulent Dishes that Tickfed
the Palates Of Brisain's An
Gent Rulers.


Gent Rulers.
Celtic superstitions and traditions pre-
vail in England, the land of the mistlc-
toe; the romance Of Arthur and his
knights fingers around Avalon: Roman
luxury is with lis in Bath and Cirencps-
ter: Somerset recalls the scenes Of .Atijcl-
| noy and Glastonbury. and in the mag
niticent piles of Worcester. Gloucester
and Hereford we still gaze in admiration
Oh these wonders of Norman generosity,
says the Philadelphia Ledger.
But what have these NurniaIis be-
| gueathed to us of Christmas ctlstoinsf
Nothing distinctive, for the ancestors,
the sea kings. were but offsboots Of The
same Scandinavian forefathers Of the
eaAons, and thus we had already r.'-
| celved through Dane and Saxon tine oh
| servances Of Northern Yuir But n
| greater luxury and love of display in
! every form entered English life. Quail
| ty, no longer quantity. was the fashion
| Of the board. The OK and calf flesh.
| sheep and swine flesh appear as beef
veal, mutton and pork: huge horns of
home.brewed ale give place to wines:
spiced and highly -seasoned dishes first
| appear. But at heart the Norman is 10
more refined than the Saxon. Where
the Saxon is simple-minded. trustworthy
and faithful, the Norman is crafty. cuii=
| AhAh5 anu hSttltlul. 11tS 1d1T "DElS Di5S
sound sweeter, It's all
| Many and varied now are the dishes at
feasts; Our tetrapih and tanyasbaeh
duck had their prototype in the erai.e.
indispensable at all aristoeratie feasts,
and III Beckets days, for King Henry
dishes as 'dillegrout." ''karumpie' and
'maupigyrnun."
Dillegrout required a great skill on the
cooks part for it was composed of al
Hiond milk, the Drawn of ca oons, sugar
and spices; chicken parboiled and
chopped, and is often known as lie mes
Sc de gyron.' If fat were added to it.
then it became 'manpigyrnun."
The tenant of the manor of Arlington
in Surrey held his lands in return for
mess of dillegrout on the day of the
| Kings coronation.
preciate the stewed lampreys of the Sc.
vern, and the royalty of Gloucester was
tested every year by the preparatio of
huge lamDrey pie for the sovereign.
So fond was Henry II. of this rich dish
that his giuttony overcome his prudence,
and his last Hines and death resulted
from the same. John, too. fined the citi~
zens of Gloucester for not sending him
their usual tribute. But when Iamprers
cost 90 cents apiece and a whole sleeps
carcass could be bought for the same sum,
need we wonder at the economical ten
denotes displayed toward the worthless
King?
The Christmas lamprey pie which
Gloucester sends to the reigning king or
queen is well worth notice. Last year
the custom fallen into allegiance. was re-
vived. and pie weighing thirty-one
pounds was DISPATCHED to Windsor and
gratefully acknowledged by her ma jesty
According to an ancient recipe, take out
We backe bone, season YIN with cloves,
i | mace, nutmeg, pepper and allspice. stew
t YIN in beef gravy, port wine and wine of
Madeira. put YIN i'll a pic, with chopped
: anchovies. flour and butter: eat vt with
| lemon juice. mustard and horseradish "
: Accompanying this gift are silver
! | skewers bearing the city arms. engrave
or raised in relief The English had long
ere this time been celebrated for their
5 drinking capa bilities.
1 , Ia lago says. Your u pane; your German
q nothing to your English
/. The mead. cider, ale. pigment and mo-
r rat of the Celts and Saxons have Nor
man successors in claret or clarre gar
t hiotilac and hiopocras. The Saxon mo
n rat was made of honey and mulberries
. and the Norman hippocras. indisDensa blt
at all high feasts, was Sweetened wine
mixed with spices. The garhioflac was
, a white wine spiced with girohe OIL
+ cloves. and we can still read an order OF
: Henry III. directing the keeper of his
, wines to get ready for Christmas two
tons of white wine to make garhioflac
, and one ton of red wine for claret
, But we must never forget that until
Crecy was fought and Won in 1916 there
! was no English Christmas Previous to
a | this Saxon and Norman dwelt apart as
; servant end master. the Saxon clinging
, | to his simpler if coarSer mode of life.
his ceremonious feasts. But the leaven
, was none the less working, and each
, | successive generation of the two races
became more and more cognlzant of the
others doings. The Saxon dwelling as
servant in the Norman's halls must con
i hold. and the Norman child. devoted to
u his faithful Saxon servant. listened with
| eager ears to the tales of Arthur and his
knights, for the Saxon and Celt had
: long ere this made common cause.
I Good Story Teller.
+ One of the best story-tellers in Con
+ gress is Amos J. Cummings: and to him
> the Washington Post credits this one:
n 1T may serve to throw side light on
t the construction and origin of some of
t the sentiments as we'll as tenderly re-
:. Egious articles we sometimes see. said
p Cummings. 1T was when | worked on
+ the Evening Sun. JIM will call him
5 Jim-was crack newspaper man. But
a with strong appetite for liquor and a
S bent to be prodigal Jim never had any
money. One day he came to me as l
y sat working at my desk. Got any
: money. Amos? said Jim. No; why:
l lend YOU l said. for l haven't dollar
: in my pocket If you had ten dollars.
; Amos, would you lend it to me- re-
r marked Jim. guilefuliy. Yes. | said.
after studying profoundly for moment
. 4 believe would. But: as | haven't
, ten, what difference does it make? Go
r to the business office and get an ad..
vance. said Jim. 1t would queer me.
$ l said with the management, and I
torted Jim. indigna ntly, and walked
away. That evening l met Jim very
much intoxicated. He had laid aside
all irritation toward me. In fact. he
l was ELUSIVE and friendly. Come into
Benson's. Amos. and take a drink with
me. urged jim Selling me by the hand
with as much fervor as if had been his
long-lost brother. Where did you get
5 sponded Jim. with a thick carelessness
born of drink and a happy nature. L
jerked loose a religious poem and sold
it to the Independent for a sawbuck. 1t
, amt no trouble for man of geniush to
! make a raise; specially when he's in
sphired by Il two days thirst"
Eccentric Spires.
:, The Exchange in the city of Copen-
hagen, with its curiously fashioned tow
err and spire. is deemed one of the sights
of Denmark's capital. 1t is one of the
most remarkable examples of eccentric
architecture. although the architect. in
his desire for originality. has not Sacri-
feed the grace of form. The lower part
is octagonal in shape, but the upper part
consists Of four carved dragons. whose.
tails, gracefully entwined. gradually tap
err away. and form the spire of the En-
change. The tower is 165 feet high and
was erected about 1915. The most &C.
centric church spire is that of the Parish
church (All SaintsD of Chesterfield. with
its curious spire 22S feet high and six
feet off the perpendicular. Whichever
way the observer looks at this curious
spire it appears to bulge out in that di-
rection.-London Tid-Bits.
A New York Beverage
Curiosity led me to visit Division street
the other night. There were many pc