The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-19
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Washington, d. c., March 19.-
For years dinner giving at the capi-
tai has been "the proper caper" on the
part of those who know the relative
value Of good things to eat and good
things to drink. OF late years, how
ever, the good things to drink" havs
been eliminated and nothing but still
waters and possibly an occasional bot
tie Of "pop" or "ginger beer" can he
had in the confines Of the senate aua1,
house restaurants. Both the good liv-
ers who enjoy the strange, rare and
unusual things, to say nothing of th6
good cooking Of the unual things, are
much In evidence. Just who Of the
Minnesota delegation introduced the
annual moose dinner is not recalled.
When Congressman Eddy was here.
the man who said he was not double
faced because nobody would go around
with face like his II he had another.
ne gave the annual moose dinner for
the Minnesota delegation. A moose
dinner seems to be Of late years as
sociated with the Minnesota contin-
gent In congress. Be that as it may.
Congressman Halvor Steenerson, "a
Swede man. from Crookston, enter
tained his colleagues of the Minnesota
delegation together with the two rep
resentatives from North Dakota,
congressional friend here and there
and several newspaper men serving
papers in the northwest at the annual
moose dinner last week and one of the
most delightful feasts was the result
of Mr.. Steenerson's advisory cooking.
The courses before and after the roast
of moose were subordinated to the de-
licious morsel which was cooked to
turn by Warren Coffin, the boniface of
the House restaurant.
Duck and Terrapin.
One of the most celebrated epicures
ever in the house of representatives
or the senate was the late Charles
Gibson, of Maryland. Coming from
the eastern shore, famous for its can
vas back duck and diamond back ter
rapin, he took especial delight in en-
tertaining his friends with these deli
cacies so palitable to the epicure and
the gourmet. For years Mr.. Gibson
made it an annual custom to enter
tain twenty or more of his associates
and friends at terrapin and canvas
back dinner in the House of Represen-
tatives restaurant
When Senator Dolph was in the sem
ate from Oregon he and his colleagues
in the house took pains to import from
the waters of the Columbia river some
OF the finest salmon that could be pro-
cured and when the fish arrived the
capitol cooks were kept busy in pre-
pairing fish dinner to which invita-
tions were always eagerly sought,
A Mushroom Diet.
Tom Updegraff of Iowa often ex-
pressed the opinion that If the men OF
the southern army had only been prop
erly educated as to the value of mush-
rooms as an article of diet they could
have held out against the northern
forces twice as long as they did. Mr..
Updegraff has personal knowledge of
more than hundred edible varieties
of the fungus and it was a FREQUENT
custom of his to spend the mornings
In the fields and the woods and to
bring back great baskets of all sorts
of odd looking "champignons." which
expeditions were invariably followed
by mushroom luncheon. At first Mr..
Uudegraff had difficulty in inducing
his colleagues to risk a test of his
dishes, but after awhile he had dim
Guilty in supplying the demands, 90
eager were those who had once tasted
the dishes, for second invitation.
A Crank On Mutton.
The late representative Hatch OF
Missouri was a farmer who believed
that If the American people really
knew what real mutton is they would
abandon beef for sheep meat. I'm the
first place." said Mr.. Hatch, "the breed
IS important, and in my judgment the
southdown outranks any of them.
Then for perfection of mutton the ami
NAL should be wether and should
be five years old, for sheep does not
reach maturity until his fifth year.
But the most important consideration
Is the time between the shambles and
the cooking range. Mutton should be
hung for at least three weeks in a tenn.
perature Just above the freezing point
after 1t has been slaughtered" Ana
to demonstrate that he knew Just what
ne was talking about, Mr.. Hatch Just
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