The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

merrier, and the "sacs-" Aowcs r ore
freely. the guests heca ~ more and
more upiifted ia spirit. until just be-
fore the ''swetes" We're served the
Jester. in an outburst OF uncontrollable
merriment. leaped, clothes aad all, into
the center OF the pudding and was
hauled out in a most laughable and
dirte condition" by the appreciative
company. Whether the custard was
eaten after this immersion Of the unfor-
tunate jester or not. history sayeth not.
but from the hngerprints, L am in
clined to think the worst
The most favored sweetmeat, and
the one used the most by the court,
If precedence is any criterion, is the
next recipe in the volume. and is dig
nified by the name Of Sugar of Pearl
IT was evidently what we of today
would call candy. but what was dig
nified in the olden days by the name OF
CONNECTIONS" To make it, Elizabeth
says TO take damask rose water. half
pint, and one pint Of white sugar
rolled finely, half an ounce of prepared
pearl and eight leaves of gold beaten
These were boiled together according
10 art" the pearl intermixed and the
gold added and the whole concoction
caste upon marble. Think OF it,
1t sounds infinitely more like the tools
welded by an artistic painter and dec
orator than food for a civilized stomach.
II Elizabeth ate much Of this dainty it
is a tribute 10 her constitution TO know
that she lived to a ripe old age, and
died naturally in the end.
Minerals in Food
According to the little book the an
cestors knew nothing Of the pure food
regulations or the injurious uses OF
minerals in the composition Of their
various dishes. Certain il IS that
gold and silver played prominent part
in many Of their cOnfections and as
we read, we are singularIy impressed
with the fact that our childhood dreams
of the food consumed by royalty are
not so very far from true after all.
remembered, IS I glanced over the
pages, conJuring UP visions OF the
Queens daily menu in my little girl
days and the plenitude Of gold and
silver pills spread about that formed
the basis Of the feast. What effect
this metallic diet would have had on
long-suffering royalty never entered my
mind until I grew old enough to take
interest in just plain people. Other
minerals besides the silver and gold
compositions are prominent. too. not the
least Of these being the old fashioned
pewter. Here is a good sample of the
use of the alloy. found in a Mrs.
Classes book Of cookery:
To Stew Pears a Royal Purple
To stew pears purple, pare four
pears, cut them and core them and put
them in a stewpan with one for the
pint OF water and one for the pint OF
sugar; cover them with a pewter plat
ter, and when they are cooked enough
and the liquor looks queens purple
take them of and lay them in a dishe.
When cold serue (serve) them for A
side dishe, or between courses, or any
time 1t shall so please you" It is
easily seen what part in the purpling
the pewter platter played.
Because every one knows that no
dish in the whole category of things
estable is more typically British than
plum pudding" il is no surprise to
come face TO face with these old ia
miliar friends. They are, however. not
called Plum" but "bagge puddinges."
from the manner in which they were
cooked One recipe for making a
"bagge puddinge" and prime favorite
IN the land, so the book says in an
addendum, labors under the French
sounding name of "Fraunt Hemmele.s
The finished product is not at all unfa-
miliar TO us, though the means toward
the end may appear complicated and
devious Take and swing (beat) eggs
and cove creame together" the direc-
tions read; put into IT grated bred.
peper ginger, cloves (cloves) and SAT-
from; then mince swete heshe and fiji
the bagge with and sew 1t and boil II
well and rost (toast) il on a gridrn
lgridiron) and sometime serue it."
IT is remarkable how Queen Eliza
beths many love affairs cast their in
fuence over every one and everything
in the English kingdom Even the cook
ing seems to have felt the pressure of
her changeable affections, and the
small book is no exception. The suc-
cession OF lovers who came and dwelt
spasmodically in the coy virgins breast
are clearly shown by the way the
recipes run in the book. For instance.
''Bruet of Spayn" comes before French
Bland Soire," and that IN it's turn ap-
pears pages before How to Make a
Possett According to the Earl of Leices-
ter" These straws show that Philip
OF Spain was considered as a possible
husband for the English Elizabeth long
before the French Prince was consid-