The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-26
OF INTEREST To !.
FARMERS WIFE

With bread and cheese and kisses for
daily fare, life is held to be perfect by
the poet But love may grow bitter be-
fore cheese. loses its SAVIOUR. Therefor,
the wise, who value the pleasures Of the
table above dalliance, put their faith in
strong hamburger or fragrant Brie rather
than in empty kisses. If only this lesson
of wisdom could be mastered by all men
and women how much less cruel life
might be.
Places and hours there are When cheese
is best. But seldom is it wholly unwel-
come. From dinner, whatever may then
be its limitations, some think at must
never be omitted. Remember, they say,
as well woman with but one eye as Il
last course without cheese. But see that
YOU show sympathy and discretion in Sc
Letting the variety most in harmony with
your menu, or else the epicure's labors
will indeed be lost. 1t is not enough to
visit the cheesemonger's and to accept
any and every kind offered. The matter
is one requiring time and thought and
long experience. You must understand
the possibilities of each cheese chosen.
You must bear in mind the special re-
uuirements Of each meal prepared. Pre-
posterous it would be truly to serve the
mild-tlavored plebeian species from Con-
ada or America after carefully ordered
dinner. WnStefn to Use aromatic Ro-
cquefort for pudding or a Wclshrabbit.
Study gaStrolnic prOprietieS, cultivate
your imagination, and ms the days follow
each other fewer will be your mistakes.
! Heavy Stiton and nutritious Cheddar,
you will know belong by right to undi1-
gnised joint and irrepressible greens; to
Il good oll-fashioncd English dinner"
! they prove becoming Accomplishments.
Excellent they are after their fashion,
10 be honored and respected; but some.
| thing Of the seriousness and The. stolidity
of their native land has entered into
| them, and to gayer. more frivolous
moods they are as ullsuited ms Il sermon
to il ballroom. IT, however. to the joint
yen cling with tenacity, and solemn Still
ton be the cheese of younr election. do
not fail to ripen il with port Of the finest
vintage or good old alc gently poured
into holes, here and there scooped out for
tho purpose. and then filled once more
With cheese itself.
| 1'hithrr also turn for good Camembert :;
rs YOU hope for pleasure in the eating, he
not too ready to accept the first box Of
! fered: test the cheese within with sem
Sitive finger. and value il according to its
SoftnesS. for I'M unripe CameInbert that
crumbles ut touch of the knife, is dead
ier far than all the seven deadly sips.
| 1t should he Soft and flowing almost as
languid Fromage de Brie. indolent and
ineltng on its couch Of straw. Beyond
al cheese, Gruyere calls for study and
reflections so many are the shams, by an
IunSclnpuous market furnished. in its
place. As palciy yellow on a Liberty
scarf, as riddled with holes as cellular
cotton, il should be sweet and vet with
u reserve Of strength that makes II the
rival of Iimhurger.
BIT blessed among cheese, II romance
in itself, is the creamy. subtitle little
Suisse, soft and sweet as the breath Of
spring. it belongs to the season of lilact
and love.
But to eat cheese in its many varieties,
! with butter or salt or sugar, as the case
Inay he. and to think its mission thus full
filled. would he to underestimate its mex
haustihlr resources. Innumerable are The
masterpieces the culinary artist will max,
III In an omelct YOU would pronounce il
indispensable. 50 long as kind fate did
not set before You the conSummate Fnn
due. As Il pudding Won would declare il
M to be approached. il sometimes crisT
cheese Straws were not served with din
nrr'S last course. Wclsh-rabhit late a
night will seem To You the marvel Of
maryclS; on railway journey cheese
sandwich at noon YOU will think still
more miraculous let the butter an,
mustard and anchovics with the cheese
YOUNG MRS. GRUMPY.