The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-08


4sCBIcIzeay Has Been known to saf-
Isfy Twelve HunEry DInern.
It has almost passed into proverb
that many OF the dishes served up in
cheap restaurants. where nothing IS
| v asted, arc, TO put 1t mildly, mysteries.
But. on the other hand, most people
who patronize fashionable and more
ambitious restaurants are generally
content to accept the menu for what it
is said to be. This blind trust IS some
what abused. and the amount OF fax
ing which goes on today in some OF
the well to do establishments would
probably surprise those who are un-
Initiated Ia the higher branches OF the
culinary art.
For instance. by the addition o. veg
etable juice just before being dished
IN cod outlets are. at seasons when
salmon IS very dear. set before Gus
toners as saiInon outlets and are,
needless 10 say, charged accordingly.
This deception. according 10 an ex-
chef, is wisely practiced not only in
better class restaurants, but also on
some of the great liners
Another popular trick as practiced
by the restaurateur is to serge veal
beef done up overnight IN sailed band
ages, while . sIziIlfuI chef has very
little difficulty in paIminG OF fatfish
for sole on cpicures who pride them
selves on the souDdness OF their judg-
ment of cooking.
On one occasion some time ago a
dinner for seventy-five people was or
dered ut Il we'll known fashionable res
taurant i'll the upper part of New York.
A large consignment Of salmon had
hut 70 Thsa
Consideration OF the chef, the dinner
hour SLOWLY approached and still no
salmon arrived
In despair the chef, a Frenchmau,
decided 10 take the bull by the horns
and procure another fish to do duty for
the coveted salmon. Accordingly he
sat to work 20 turn cod outlets into salm-
on outlets. AMI this rapid TRANSFORMED
ton was soon effected by an addition
of vegetable juice. The walters, who
naturally were aware of this whole
sale deception. We're given express or
ders 20 report any complaints to the
chef at once. However, to the intense
delight of tie CLaf. all passed of veil.
and on hea.4HS tEat his suDterfu@e had
not been detecred he GleefuIly eN-
claimed, All "a cod ana French cook
can work Miracles
Green peas ut certain seasons of the
year are naturally i luxury Qtite be-
You'd the roach OF the man of average
means. whi,ecvcn catercrs for fashion
able hotels Themselves Frequently have
the greatest difficulty in getting n suf
fciently large quantity TO meet thq do
maud However, to false peas does not
offer any great difficulty in times OF
stress. ana by adding vegetable coipi-
--u'f
monty served up rs green peas alo..s
with the duck and navorlcss new DO
tatoes. which more often than not
come from abroad.
Roast veal served with thick white
sauce makes. SAYS n well known chef,
Il most satisfactory substitute for she
breast CT chicken. and therefore It does
not come aito-e1lcr rs a surprise 20
learn thar the breast of one chicken
has been known to satisfy twelve
hungry diners
The staff take good care Of the
breast of II cl'cEpa.' was the Comment
OF waiter who was being for the first
rimc initiated int2Sthc mystery Of how
&c feed q dozen people or one chicken.
Perhaps the clcverest deception prac-
ticel by eminent chefs is the art of
the lobster patty 80
dear to the heart Of the epicure. This
appetiziug dainty would at frst sight I
seem 10 defy even the most iugeniJu I
fulsir However. here again /
the artful chcfhas overcome apparently I
difficulties, and many tooth /
some looking lobster patries are thus |
not always quite what they are said |
to be.
The deception is worked In this way:
$ common crustuce2n i boiled and tEe
meat carefully chopped OH ana put INFO
mortar, while afrerward part Of tie
hell is added The mixture is then
Vigorously pounded as fine as possible,
md ON the addition Of nUyoring ii
would tax the powers of the most
.rlticul conuoisscur to detect any Diff
erence between the Ensuouomlc mix
ure and the gcuuine lobster patty
The various receptions 1 have told
-ou Of" remarked "a famous chef to
he writer, ARE naturally not prac-
iced every day bat are Only utilized
II times OF emergency. and these e.-er-
;enCy momeats arrive more frequently
han the tTustful customer would like
Id he but know"-New York Jele-
ranh.
Greek Humor.
When. after SaIamis. NerTes was
IN full iiight Tor Asia, and the over
crowded vessel, so the story ran. ,
vas laboring in the storm, AerNes, ;
getting frightened, asked the cap {
ain whether there was any chance
IF safety. None said the captain,
unless the ship is lightened OF
some of its passengers, whereupon ]
< erves. tttruing 10 the Persians, eX-