The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
NEW YEARS CALLS A.WHEEL
Scheme Of an Inventive Man for SorV-
ins a NsV.Year's Feast for Cyclists.
ABOUT BEY YEER'S AFTERNOON.
wheeling Far Oot On the Road He VIII
Unpaok Round Old English Pudding
served Smoking, with sauce-kes-
taurant Ran by Human Legs,


plum budding en- route.
u A carrier" bicycle manufacturing
or,, has been finishing this last wee '
new Kind OF tricycle. for the use OF a
"bicycIe vcndcr." as vendors on "hcoi9
The bicycle vcndor. II may be neces-
sarv TO state. Is dealer VINO raNeis
awhecl and sells his good" along the
road. His destination is the farm
houses up the long turns in the roau'
tho waveldc inns and the CROSSROADS.
lie also sens 10 cyclists along the smooth
bicycle paths.
The bicvclo ycndcr makes n great deal
Of money. for the good feeling and free
masonry among bicyClists is great ana
M SIGHT Of the vendcr. with his odd lit
lie bicycle cart. the cyclist dismounts.
digs down In his queer bicycle SUIT ana
gets ready 10 buy. The bicycle girl IKE
wise goes into her boomers ana an
stracts a few cents for the wares OF the
bicvcle vendcr. and goes on her way
with the wares tied 20 her handlebar IN
a neat little bundle.
The vendor sells all things. He sup
plies buttons. needles and thread. lie
has all kinds Of compressed drinks root
beers and sarsaparilla.s that can be maze
from powder and wafer. lie also mas
paper-ccvered novels. and no vondcr but
carries a INC supply VI '"f $3.50 -
OF caps.
RESTAURANT ON WHEELS.
But this new bicycle vender goes
step past all his competitors. lie Is
having "a tricycle. built that will serve
as restaurant on wheels. The con-
struction is i'm the form OF tricycle..
There Is "A table between the two nina
wheels. below which there are several
drawers In tho drawers are dishes-
napkins. knives and forks and sugar
and spices This set of drawers, II SET
down I'm legitimate restaurant would
supply all the little settings of "a COM
yentional table.
Opening down from the front OF the
trIcycle Is "A table. Upon this the bicy-
cIisi Is served A Chafng dish can he
placed upon II or little oil stove. Tho
caterer spreads "a cloth on the board
and gets out his cooking apparatus and
the pudding. The bicyclist does all the
rest.
The plan OF the bicycle caterer is TO
start out carly New Year morning and
serve plum buildings all day 10 riders.
What he will do with his machine the
day after New Years he does not yet
know. but Sufficient unto the day Is the
nuoaing thereof is his motto.
The impedimenta. as they say OF army
baggage. is the tricycle. with the set OF
drawers and large bag. The bag hangs
20 fhe handle bars. In II are twenty as
fine round plum buildings as were ever
seen. They are OF a stock that was
made year ago I'm anticipation of this
wears trade And for twelve months
they have hung. string end up, In a cell
lar getting harder every day and spicier.
They were cooked several hours the day
they were made Now they have hung
a year TO get seasoned. on Friday they
II 1rpl
they will be ready to eat
A BICYCLE FEAST
Before starting out the bicycle plum
pudding caterer will have his puddings
boiled and the sauce made. The pud-
dings viii then be wrapped in paper and
dropped I'm the big bag. The sauce will
be put IN little glass jars one jar for
each participant of the pudding.
The plum pudding bicyclist will start
out along the best road in his part Of
the country and will wheel until he has
passed every tavern by a mile or two.
Then where the road is most piercing
and the winds can blow with full scope
ne will halt his wheel and begin to spread
the feast He has everything complete.
even to paper napkins and wooden plates.
New Year calls might be received"
by cycliennes at these little stations along
the road with much success for in the
afternoon. II the roads are dry. every
wheelman likes TO get out for a spin and
a dlgester. Going along the roads he will
see In front of him queer craft and ar
irving at II he will see that which causes
him TO abandon all idea of self-preserva-
ton. They say there is something about
q plum pudding that anchorites cannot
withstand. The spiciness affects the brain
rs the smoke warns the senses. and the
beholder OF the pudding falls into its
clutches.
The recipe by which the plum pudding
man will concoct his attractive wayside
plum pudding is this one. He bought
II Of an Englshman who said he had
bought IL of an old caterer OF Windsor
il is guaranteed. II not harmless. at least
very good tasting.
PUDDING ON THE ROAD.
Stone one pound Of Sultana raisins and
the same of other raisins. Dry a pound
OF currants. Blanch two ounces each OF
sweet and bitter almonds. Chop fine a
pound of beef suet and two ounces each
of candied orange and lemon peel. Crate
three nutmegs and one pound OF bread
crumbs and also CRATE the rnd and take
the Juice OF one lemon.
Weigh thrcc-quarters of pound OF
-four and "a pound of powdered sugar
Measure a tumbler of tart ielly-plum Is
the best currant also good-and use nine
eggs with this quantity OF ingredients.
Take mixing bowl putting in the eggs
first. beat the jelly. add the suet and
then the flour, little at a time, al
ternating with the fruit nuts. crumbs.
&C., and last put in teaspoonful of
powdered ginger and one Of salt.
With this in her menu no New Year
hostess need suffer culinary mortihca-
ton.
The tricycle. restaurant IS one OF the
very novel things that are bound TO sue
coed. IL fills the bill' of every great
success. 1t gives people exactly what
they want. and they are willing 10 pay
for H.
The exact road which this bicycle res
faurant IS TO travel has not been re-
vealed The restaurant man has several
OF these machines and will start his sons
and brothers out each with one. and
the New Year cyclist Is bound to over
take plum pudding which ever way he
goes.
IL should not be omitted 20 state that
the bicycle restaurant proprietor has
taken into partnership with him another
tricycle. man who carries along ship
sailing or awning. When the halt Is
made a rude poles are stuck i'm the ground
and tent Is furlcd on one side the
canvas VIII be pulled to the ground and
corded there. and the plum pudding can
be eaten I'm the shelter OF the sail cloth.
HARRY GERMAINE.