Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-06
WILES OF THE CHEFS
BANQUET TloBlTs ARE NOT ALWAYS
WHAT THEY SEEM.

NAF~SANA AuF hFeaN OF Ouo
ssChieken" Has Been known 60 sat-
iafY Twelve HunRry Diners.
Il has almost passed into proverb
that many Of the dishes seryedfup In
cheap restaurants, where nothing is
wasted, are. 20 put Il 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 1t
is said to be. This blind trust Is some
what abused, aud the amount Of "fak.
Ing" which goes on today in some OF
the well 10 do establishments would
probably surprise those who are un-
initiated in the higher branches OF the
culinary art.
For instance, by the addition of veg.
etahle juice just before being dished
up cod outlets are. nc seasons when
salmon is very dear. set before Gus.
toners as salmon outlets aud are,
needless TO say, charged accordingly.
This deception. according to an OK.
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 restauratenr is TO serve a veal
beef done up overnight In sailed band
ages, while a skillful chef has very
little difficulty Ia palming or hatfish
for sole ON epicures who pride them.
selves ON the soundness OF their judg-
ment Of cooking.
On one occasion some time ago a
dinner for seventy-five people was or
dered at a we'll known fashionable res.
taurant In the upper part OF New York.
A large consignment OF salmon had
been previously ordered, but, TO the
CONSERVATION Of the chef, the dlhner
hour slowly approached aud still no
salmon arrived.
In despair the chef, Frenchman.
decided 20 take the bulhby the horns"
and procure another fish 20 do duty for
the coveted salmon. Accordingly he
sat TO work to turn cod outlets into salm.
on outlets, aud this rapid transforma.
ton was sDon Effected by an addition
Of vegetable juice The walters, who
naturally were aware OF this whole.
sale deception, were given express ".
ders 10 report any complaints 10 the
chef at once. However. o. the intense
delight Of the chef all passed on well,
and on hearing that bis subterfuge had
not been detected he gleefully OK.
claimed. "Ah, a cod aud French cook
can work MIRACLES
Green peas az certain seasos Of the
year are naturally a luxury quite Ia.
yond the reach Of the man of average
means. while even caterers FOE fashion.
able hotels themselves frequently have
the greatest dlficulty IA getting \ suf
iiciently large quantity 10 meet the DO
mand However to fake peas does not
offer any great difficulty IN times of
stress aud by adding vegetable color
INC matter yellow peas are quite coin.
monty served up ns green pcas along
with the duck and havorlcss new po-
tatOes. which nor often than not
come FROM abroad
Roast veal served With q thick white
sauce makea says g we'll known chef.
a most satisfactory substitute for The
breast " chicken. sud therefore u does
not cDmc alioEsthfr az n surprise %
lcnrn that The breast ~ one chicken
has bceu knowu 10 satisfy twelve
hungry diners
The stan take good care % the
breast ~ q chicken was Ire cgBmeBi
o. walter who vts being for the Grit
time initiated into ths myttery ~ hgw
10 feed 4 doEen penple % one chiekeu.
Perhaps the clevsfrsi dscfptlan pfae
tlced by cmlnent rbrfs u the arr ~
manufacturing me lobster patiy. 80
dear % the heart % ne spicufs This
appetiring dainty pnuld "a hrst sight
seem 10 defy even ihs mnet ingeaigus
cookery fakt However. here aEain
the srtfni chef has o rfrgms apparently
iusuisrabie dlfiioulilss. aud MANI legth
some loskiBs ioisirr pafiss are thus
uoi aiWays quits wat they sfe said
% b.
The deceDi.oh q porsed ID shis wty
A commou crusiaots Il bs.iioi ADD TIE
meat carefully sboJsr II ~ sd pot i1fo
4 morfar. Whlis afifrwasd cart u ~
shsH Il adilsd Ihs htftufs - fisa
feuafiasi a. nus A. lsasihle.
znd o. ~ nddius.a ~ hsvWinE u
wuuid fas rhr pousrs ~ ~ Nesi
-rifiesi cgr.nolsssuf 70 aetpes aEy az
'sfrnrs bstHsen 50 rasfFuaamif MIA
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