Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-24

"Eat pig and you will be pig" insisted
the Vegetarian, disdaining share OF the
chops which the Epicurean was broWn'
ing in her chatting dish.
"That remark always makes me think
of the wag who retorted, Eat nuts and
Won will be nutty,'" laughed the Cynic'
The Sage nodded knowingly. "With'
out going to either extreme" she
unused, I've must admit that food has q
physical value and . psychical value. "
"Fancy corn beef and cabbage having
q SOUL" suggested the Cynic. "Never'
t5eless / have known souls that were
elementally corn beef and cabbagey."
"Of course" admitted the Epicurean,
'sight and smell and taste are senses
which act upon the psychic, and they
also react upon the appetite, which IL
purely physical" :,
"Yon're getting beyond your depth"
warned the Scientist. "Stick to facts "
(which means, suppose, known facts
You will never admit that there are some
unknown facts. You
"Stick rather to the subject" inter
rupted the Sage. "Let Us talk about
the psychology Of food. Perhaps l can
exp plain what l mean by an illustration
The taste for olives il cultivated one
TO me the taste was particularly un
pleasant. One afternoon in early spring
went to reception. The weather was
uuseasonably warm, and when reached
the place of entertainment, / was over
heated. In the refreshment room one Of
the hostesses was serving hot coffee and
sandwiches. l could cOnjure up no de-
sire for them. An assistant offered me
an olive. The dish which she held Out
to me was of beautiful shade of green
and the olives were covered with cracked
ice. Much to my surprise they looked
good to me. ! took one and ate 1t with
the keenest relish. am very fond OF
them now. The mental suggestion pro-
duced by the ice and the attraction Of
the color created in me new physical
appetite"
-"Nonsense," scoffed the Scientist.
ut isn't nonsense" contradicted the
Epicurean. II acquired my taste fol
coffee in much the same manner. As
child did not care for it. One morning
came down stairs from very cold bed
room into cold dining-room. l was
shivering. l looked at my iced grape
fruit. l looked at my cold cereal and
it's pitcher of thick cream. Very much
to my mothers surprise ! called for
cup Of coffee. 1t tasted good and the
warmth permeated my whole body. To
this day the aroma of steaming coffee
"Is an appeal" supplemented the
Sage, mot to your appetite, but an ap
peal to one of the pleasant memories
which your subliminal self stores so care
fully"
The Vegetarian now contributed ar
OF perience. "When l was converted to
belief in vegetarianism, my physician
who discouraged what he regarded as 6
fad, urged upon me the necessity of az
apple diet. loathed apples, but made
up my mind to eat them. Each day
ordered baked apple put at my place
| cannot say that disliked the taste, fol
do not know how it did taste. could
not force myself to put the wrinkled un
slightly thing to my mouth. One day 9
friend sent me an apple porcupine. II
was a large, firm apple, pared and cOre6
and cooked to clearness in thick syrup
After it had been cooked in this way, its
round sides were made to bristle with
blanched almonds and the entire dish
daintily Drowned in the oven. When
saw it I had strong desire to eat it
which did with great satisfaction"
Nevertheless" said the Cynic, ''you
cannot find the soul of hash, common
every day hash"
~ am glad you spoke of that" smiled
the Sage, "because there Is no dish il
the world 80 much victim of these
laws of the psychology of food. Hash
properly made, is one of the most de
licious meat preparations we have. The
unimaginative man and woman enjoy II
to its fullest. The humorist and come
dian are responsible for its rejection by
the fastidiOus. When it is placed before
US at hotel or restaurant we cling tt
the myth that 1t has been made of thu
scraps from the plates. We fail to taste
it, therefore, although it may be, and
doubtless is, the most palatable and nour
ishiDg dish before US. believe, how
ever, that in the privacy and security Of
our own home we all eat and enjoy thi.
dish of which for some reason or Other
we pretend to be ashamed. An Irish
man has said that chatting dish is fry
ing pan breaking into society. Th.
same might be said of the croquette ant
hash"
"Grant US, at least, the soullessness OF
bread-and-apple pudding" urged tht
Scientist.
"Not even that" denied the Sage
"Have you ever eaten it?''
"Never, it always sounds so mussy.'
"And it looks mussy as it Is usually
served" continued the Sage. "Try il
this way. Saute strips of bread and roll
them in powdered sugar. With these
line individual baking dishes. Cook s
rich apple sauce, rub it through cOlan
der and fill the bread cups. Brown il
oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
mo psychology about that" argued
the Scientist. "One tastes good and the
other does not"
"But the food values are the same"
The Scientist was uncOnvinced. IF s
pound of beef has certain food value,
do not know why"
"There are lot of things you do mol
know" admitted the Cynic.-Bostor
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