The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24
QUAINT TAVERN IS
A POPULAR PLACE
Old Cheshire Cheese in Lon
don Is Visited by Many
Americans.
SERVES FAMOUS PUDDING
is A NOBLE PASTRY AND WAS
SAMPLED BY GLADSTONE
THAckERY, DICKENS, TENNY-
SON AND OTHER NoTARLEs.

to London make it a point to visit that
quaint old tavern In the heart Of the
newspaper and printing business, the
Old Cheshire Cheese, to partake OF
its famous pudding.
1t is the Londoner's delight when he
gets back to Fleet street to make a
rush for the pudding. and it is almost
the last thing he eats before leaving
1t. Travellers in the Sahara have seen
mirages Of that pudding. and during
the Boer war the men shut up in
I.adysmith and Mafeking drca med Of
it at regular intervals.
Precisely at o'clock p. m. Tom con-
veys the pudding from the first to the
main door. 1t is big pudding. and
the price Of it is just 2 shillings-that
is to say. feed Of it is shillings. as
much as you please, as many shares as
you ask for, cut and come again, all
for IS cents of American coin. Cheap.
aye. and. oh. how good it is! 1t is
worth crossing the Atlantic to get a
snifr Of it. and the aroma fingers in
the memory for many a day.
Big? The dimensions are Falstaff1an.
It Is a round earthen vessel something
more than two dozen inches deep. with
a diameter Of about eighteen inches.
A noble pastry. my masters!
When 1t Is placed upon the service
table an elliptical white crust meets
the hungry gaze. Tom and his myr-
midons take their places in front fac
ing the host. who. knife and spoon in
hand. poses with gentle dignity and
benignant mien. 1t is a moment Of
solemn thought when every man hopes
that his portion will be larger than his
friends and that he will be blessed
with an abundance Of gravy. But
they ought from years Of acquaintance
with the host to understand that his
hand is as steady as his judgment is
impartial.
No more and nothing better for one
than for another. he waves his weap-
ons. and the first onslaught is made.
The room is full Of q delicious steam
bearing with it the concentrated es-
sences Of ambrosial substances. The
guests snin it up and murmur choice
blessings on the cook. the original In
ventor, the house and the host. 1t IL
a time when men feel good. one to-
ward the other.
One smell Of that pudding makes
the whole world kin. This famous
pudding. which has tickled the palates
Of thousands, is thus compounded:
A crust Of flour. water and suet
Beefsteak.
Sleeps kidneys.
Mushrooms tfreshly Eathered,.
Oysters.
Stock.
Pepper and salt.
But it is the boiling that does 1t.
For at least twelve hours this heaven
sent pudding is kept slowly simmering
in an immense copper specially con-
structed for the purpose. 1t must not
boil quickly. but the same tempera-
ture be kept up the whole period. The
steak assumes juicy tenderness; the
larks-not sparrows. as some malig-
nant spirit has suggested. although
sparrow pudding is not to be despised
ARE seethed to the bone. and you
can chew up each little songster with
out an effort; the kidneys are soft and
mushy aud offer no resistance to the
digestive organs. and the oysters. de-
spite their heightened cooking. are not
leathery. The amalgamation and as
similation Of the variety Of constitu-
ents are perfect; the result is bliss.
There is a story told Of one eminent
litterateur who had seven helpings OF
the pudding and still yearned for more.
and there is another remarkable mar
rative OF four men who ordered pud-
ding Of the regulation size aud finished
1t among them.
J. Pierpont Morgan praised the pud-
ding. and Theodore Roosevelt was de-
lighted with it. Lord Reaconsfield be-
slowed his appreciation thereon. and
Gladstone thought 1t far superior to his
famous three courses" Dickens
Thackeray.. Meredith. Swinburne. Ten