Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-09-08
lads Ettutile Ch; iinq { sh.

For the hastily prepared meal
| dainty luncheon. late supper. picnic
outfit ur hpt weather dinner nothing
has yet been found To- surpass in con
vrnirncr thr chatting dish. III a small
family. where only one maid is kept ii
Is an invaluable accessory hen uurN-
pectcd company drops in At meal time.
With few cans Of vegetables. soups
ana fish. ana with cheese. milk ana
eggs always ready. pretty rrpast
cam ~ quickly arranged at any time.
y dainty set of bowls should be part
I the outfit
The chatting dish is not 4 modern
Invention" says Mrs. olive a. Cotton,
iu Chatting Dish Recipes "Schlie-
mann found in the ruins uf ancient
Troy !, s;rl- III Epld. silver ana pot
tvry supposed tp have been used f.r
mixing unI heating drinks Some NJ
these vessels closely resemble the chat
iu@ dish NJ Tina present nay in shar".
afsl size.
-tpv-rrd dishes. without reccptIrles
hvaoath tur tire. were found in The
tlnl-l NJ Egypt From the ruins WIFI
Pompri was taken 4 curious bowl
shaped vase, resting uu .hrre feet ani
containing within a metal cylinder irr
holding Goals to heat the surrounding
water.
"onr Z tn, poets If Greece. 2G. b.
refers tp the skill ~ an Attic couk. vino
',.,kcd 4 tish ~ successfully in thn
.chGug dish that il gave him ndmring
ani grateful glancrs as NJ turned IL HI
thr pam
"-Nt thu Roman hanqurts the food
WAS served from chatting dishes Th,v
IS or, .f bronze ANA massive silver.
beautiful in design and Of great value.
Snyrr says that these dishes 'arrlngrl
Systematically in the sgma-a dining
table shaped by tine letter "C''-pr0-
ducrd delightful effect. Seneca says:
'DaintineSs gave birth to this useful
invention in order that no Wand should
be chilled and that everything should
De hot enough to please the most pam
percd palate Cicero speaks Of one as
that celebrated stove which was
fought at 50 great price the passers
By who heard the money counted ont
thought a farm was being sold. He
describes another as a kind Of sauce
pan If COrinthian brass of considera-
BILE value. and made with such art that
its contents cook instantly ana almost
geniuus vessel possesses "a double Bot
tom, the uppermost holds the lglt
delicacies assigned for dessert and the
fire is underneath
The French have long been cela-
bratcd for the beauty Of their chatins
dishes as well as for skill in their use
They are mentioned in the inventories
Of the effects Of Louis d'Anjou G36>}
and Charles v l3SO). Marie Antyin.
cite u776) possessed one with a spirit
lamp Cthe idea being brought from
England).
In England, in the sixteenth cen
tury, Lord Bacon takes the chahn2
dish as the standard Of durability =
metals. An inventory w household
goods in England in 1910 Includes on
perfumed chatting dish and Two good
chafers, the one with a bail and the
one without. Izaak Walton G653l
would have his fish boiled gently
over a chatting dish with cIlls.' Sc0tts
'Talisman mentions chatting dish
with charcoal.
The chatting dish was introduced
into this country in 1920. Some Of
them We're Of silver. very beautiful
ana costly. 50 that it was said that a
mans wealth and position in society
could be determined ny his chatting
dish. Since that time ii has been used
fur keeping food warm, but not until
recently as a moJns of actual coax
ing at the table"
To prepare chicken acaliop in the
cE1hng dish, cut TWO cupfuls Of cold
chicken into dice ana put ii into two
cupful.s Of hot chicken stock Pulver-