The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-31
WILES OF THE CHEFS
BANQUET TipBlTS ARE NOT ALWAYS
WHAT THEY SEEM.
"a Cod aud "a French Cook Can W"fh
Miracles" -- The Breast OF Que
"Chicken" Has Been Known 10 sht-
isfy twelve Hungry Diners.


isfy twelve Hungry Diners.
If has almost passed into proNelD
that many of the dishes served NJ ia
cheap restaurants. where nothing Is
wasted, are. to put II mildly mysteries.
But. ON the other hand, most people
who patronize Fashionable ana more
ambitious restaurants are generally
content TO accept the menu for what u
IS said 10 be. This blind trust is some
what abused, and the amount Of TAX
ing" which goes on today IN some OF
the well 10 do establishments MoNil n
probably surprise those who are gh-
initiated in the higher branches 81 NC y
culinary art.
For instance, by the addition OF veg
etabe Juice just before being dlsheu /
up cod outlets are. at seasons Wuen I
salmon is very dear, set before Gus |
toners as salmon outlets aGd arc
needless 10 say, charged accordingly
This deception, according To ah cA~
chef. is wisely practiced not only IN
better class restaurants. but also on
some of the great liners.
Another popular trick as practleed
by the reStaurateur is to serve It veal
beef done up overnight in salted band
ages. while a skillful chef has very
little difficulty in palning on Haltlsh
for sole on epicures who pride Them
selves on the sounducsS OF their JnIg-
mpnt Of cooking.
ON one occasion some time ago
dinner for seventy-hye people was or
/ dpred at IL well known fashionable res
| taurant in the upper part Of New DIX.
A large consignment Of salmon had
been previously ordered but. to the
| CONSERVATION of the chef, the dinner
hour slowly approached and stu no
salmon arrived.
In despair the chef, Frcnchman'
decided to take the bun by the horns
and procure another fish to do duty for
ne coveted salmon Accordingly he
/ sat TO work to turn cod outlets intosalm-
on outlets. ana this rapid transforms
ton was soon effected by an addition
! Of vegetable juice, The walters. VINO
naturally were aware OF this Whole
! sale deception. were given express or
| dcrs to report any complaints 10 the
| chef ut once. However,. 70 the intense
| delight of the chef, all passed OIL wei
and Oh hearing that his subteriuge had
/ not been detected lle sleofully eN
claimed. ".Ah. cod and French cook
can woFl, miracles
! Green peas ut certain seasons OF tie
wear are naturally Il mSMH quite be
1 yond The reach of the man of average
means. while even caterers for fashion
! Able hotels themselves frequently have
! the greatest difficulty in getting 4 sui
! ticiputiy large quantity 70 meet The de-
,nand However, to Fake peas does not
offer any great difficulty IN times OF
stress. aud by adding vegetable color
ing matter yellow peas are quite com
monty served up ms green peas along
with the duck and hayofless new pc
tatocs. which more often lhan not
come from abroad.
Roast veal served with thick whit"
| sauce makes. says well known cher,
most satisfactory substitute for The
breast of chicken. ana therefore II docs
not come altogether as surprise 10
learn that the breast of one chicken
has been Known To satisfy twelve
hungry diners.
"The stan take good care OF the
breast Of u chicken" was the comment
of a waiter who was being for the first
time initiated into the mystery Of how
TO feed 4 dozen people oil one chicken.
Perhaps the cevcrcst deception prac-
ticed 10y eminent chefs is the art Of
manufacturing the lobster patty, 50
dear 10 the heart of the epicure. This
appeli2iug dainty would at first sight
seem TO defy even the most ingenious
cookery rakir. However, here again
the ariful chef has overcome apparently
iusupcrablc difficulties, aud many tooth
some l1akiug lobster pattieS are thus
moi always quite what they are said
- be.
The deception is worked In this way
4 common crustaccan is boiled and the
meat carefully chopped off and put into
a mortar, while afterward part OF the
shell Is added. The mixture is then
. vigorously pounded rs fine rs possible
and on the addition Of hayoring il
would tax the powers of the most
, critical counoisseur to detect any diff
, ference letween the gastrOnomic mix
. ture aud the genuine lobster patty.
"The various receptions | have told
Won Of" remarked famous chef ia
the writer, are naturally not prac-
ticcd every day. but are only utilized
Ia times of emergency, aud these ene:-
gcncy moments arrive more frequently
Than the trustful customer would like
did he but kuow."-New York Tele
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