The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-07
OAl-TJNE GEJHGIi nyNNER 4.
No Henson WHY the Weli-;o-Do Shouid
t'nyr Grown Thin.
From H. AHon'r 10

FFfh M dF'N'H JbNfl'sr
An a. fHs.ioncd gentleman growing ~clooucnt
On the sui i'ct Of S"'.h'rn Hospitality and The
viants I'M, we've st before friends and ariglborr
wacn inrilcd 10 n frae', . rcpor'ri saia
win yuU StNtc v"ur rrcol"c'i,ns r.: what was
~s'r'ri 81 such ,ccasi'ns Il : "rto il down"
q r,ursn | will, was The reply. Il can SEE
slrh = 'atlc n my minds cy' right now. FRS,
tl,or" was SOUP, of courS. III, wascol4 weather we
had user soup, cr perhaps FISH, II il was in
The midst # n" VEG, ,allc season, We hHd rich,
i;TA c'lor"! lrcf coup, vi'h plenty = torrntors,
oi;rn, g-atcd corn hn' such H., w,ll r. porti,ncd
or' SCH '"H'n"G with prprr0ni u hi crinn.
When tn" soup pln'rs wrrr taken ~, anu after
IL" turrrn "a- SIT aside, then a IN" homr RAISED
ham lurk is rlao" N front II IN" hoS,cSs. |
can discern IN" d'liciouS flavor right now in my
recollection S1m,G H'7 tn slin ans pc,lcG oil
and ~" outside plonliulIy S]prinklcd ,r busted
W:A Il2tk i"pN"r, md tapt G'i'iu'iE meat aar
COED a. ,rg asa liccc We left 90 me honc. For
M pr, ! iin"l !, t"gt with the ,hin left n. 'c
cHusc The meet WAS cured ~ prrf. c'ly that even
,En slim was ,ooIhsom" and pres -,rd he icr1
until tho meat vas coDIN'd.
~ the ~" cyl 81 the Table in .rIl: y tho
host you WOULD Hcc a nnc roast turkey il the
s"csbr was viH' ? carly s-r.ng garlisNc3
with prrSlcy and slices ri cld hnllc EGGS. The
drHSeing WIS rich, made q 8rn7dcram5S: other
wise Il pan was filled with thick rich batter, plenty
Of eggs, plenty Z butter. dnintily seasnrcd .rd
cpo"cl un;l the stuilng was of tho right con.
sisirncy, and then the fowl was packed iull.
and the litle cakes u! the dressing, baked along
in the pan u garnish the sides Of tho grcntturncy
dish. ! the Time was mid summer the turkey
was replaced by huge dishes ul iyied chicken
md baked Chicken. sometimes with the fowl
'smothercd' The chicken menu was varied
II the time was ripe for kid meat or fat mutton,
as 1t happened. Late in the TALL n shoulder Of
lat piG or n whole Young pig was Sccn roasted
10 q turn
"Nl along down the table you would find bowls
OF apple saucc,g green pr dried. stcRcG peaches,
sweet ana chnl'C; nee, every grain St1udlgS
gl,Jc; r~l".lcspi Ill kinds. puta, rs, butter. honey,
light bread, nice tca,cn biscuits ard such de-
sertS. Nin,c pies, apple and peach pies. the
cru,tS crisp and iaky;. Loplc dumplings, rich
with sugar, spice and butter; axes TINT were
cakes sure enough sponge Jelly and pound cake
that took an hour To make and three t. cook.
fruit cake thct was better six months after II
was made than ~ first; jcIlics, preserves boiled
rustaW and syllabuh that IL makes my mouth
water 10 recall them IN such bOuntiful p%rO'nslOn.
Gracious plenty MAS IN the kitchen as vel as
in the Aouec. and - chef in the mill 0nalrc's
llt"h'n Is rs much gratiled ~ the old-tlTc cook
whose head kerChiel Or turbRn was NS unllc as
her fresh apron was ~spOtlrsS whenever her mis-
trcss called her name ami INTRODUCED Ecr - the
ladies'. who fingered Gt the table after tLc men
folks Ind gono To the piazza VI the parlor lire
Tor an after-diil1cr smoke"