The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

carver, the dispenser of good things to
hungry people? What greater satisfaction
could warm the heart OF man than this?
What grand wavings Of knife and fork
and tantalizing gibes at those about the
table who seem too eager? What glee on
the part Of some younger one who comes
back for second helping before the
martyred carver has had a taste for
himself?
Agreed, then, that there is to be roast,
and that the sucking pig is a favorite,
New Workers must walt impatiently until
his grand entrance on the great dish, an
apple in his mouth, his brow wreathed
with holly, and is hoofs tucked under his
fat sides. But what of the other two
possible dishes. the turkey and the goose?
The turkey has had his day. at Thanks
giving, and mention of him is bit trite
Goose, then, as second choice, with piggy's
red apple changed to apple sauce.
Let 1t be ordained now that the goose
shall not be more than two years Of age.
The goose, for those marketers who know,
bears his vital statistics with him. Pinch
his windpipe and he will tell you by its
brittleness that he is young. And when
he comes on the table, his fat sides done
to a crisp brown, himself juicy with the
taste of toasted fat, every mOFsel sweeter
than the other, wherever hidden, he
scarcely needs the assistance of appe-
Tiers to win favor from all
This is but one dish of the dinner Sc
lected New York is perhaps the most -
favored market OF the world. and there
is much to be got yet to grace the ma
hogany tree.
In New YOrk's Markets.
Your housewife in New York may order
her Christmas dinner. If she will, by
walking across the width OF one room
and telephoning &c the grocer, the butcher,
the baker, and the several other trades
men whose aid may be required; and.
varying only with the limit Of cost set
by the family till, she may command the
resources of the tables of the world,
brought together for her pleasure. She
may shop for the viands which go to
make up this Christmas dinner. a menu
prepared by Oscar, chef Of the Waldorf.
Astoria Hotel:
Giblet soup.
Boiled Sheersheld. Hollandaise Sauce.
Tomatoes Stuffed with Cucumbers.
Saddle Of Mutton Currant Jelly Saucs
Potatoes Chateau.
Macedone Of Fresh Vegetables.
Roast Turkey, stuffed with American Dressing
Cranberry Sauce.
Brussels Sprouts.
Salad Of Chioory and Sliced Beets. French Dress
Plum Pudding with Brandy Sauce
Nincs Pie. Vanilla Cream
Cakes. Coffee.
One more dinner programme, drawn up
This contributor so much enjoys the ex-
pectation of a good meal, that, on being
invited to some table where the cuisine
Is famous, he has been known to sit
down and write out imaginary menus in
anticipation. On being asked to sketch
out a Christmas dinner which would
make him perfectly happy. he indited the
following:
SOUP.
Bisque Of Celery.
ENTREE
Broiled mushrooms on Toast
WateTcreSS
ROAST.
Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
Small Boiled Onions.
Small Potato Balls in Drawn Butter.
Roast Young Sucking Pig
Curant Jelly.
Spinach.
Roasted Potatoes.
SALAD
Asra1guS with Tarrgon Vinegar in the Dressin9
DESSERT.
Hot AIince Pie.
Coffee. Brandy Cigars,
Prices are too variable to be, quoted so
long in advance. Viands are mal-, : Fish
is an important item. New YorA At
urally enjoys fresh fish of nearly evs.G =
Variety all the year round. At Christ
mas the demand is much the same as at
other times. Fulton Markets counters
wise fishermen, and long as the
weather holds good. prices are not likely
to soar in the holidays. Smelts, Span
ish mackerel. bIuefish. sea trout, king
fish, flounders-these are only few Of the
varieties to be had.
And the 'FixinEs."
Washington Market presents ample op-
portunities to any one in search Of veg
etables. If it is turkey that is to serve
as the corner stone of the Christmas din
ner, then the first vegetable to get is
cranberries. The two are as inseparable
as roast goose and apple sauce. The
city's cranberries come from down Cape
Cod way. Apples for the sauce to go
with the goose are always here.
Next comes the sweet potato. A genu-
inc attempt to evolve an old-fa shiOned
Christmas dinner would fail, say the
epicures, If it did not include that The
counters of the grocers also groan with
pumpkins from Long Island lettuce from
New Orleans, celery from Rochester,
oranges. apples, grapes. and all the other
appurtenances Of the yule feast. They
are the common-pIaces of the welI-stock-
ed table.
But New York may add wonders TO its
feast, II it wishes. Asparagus is hardly
to be mentioned in connection with the
traditional Christmas repast. but some of
the uptown dealers have laid in a pre-
cious supply. What are called Jerusalem
arttchokes, said to come from Spain, are
another delicacy of the season. They
do not look the least bit like ordinary
artichokes, and are boiled and eaten like
potatoes. Immense punches OF English
hothOuse grapes, Mexican cantaloupes,
twice the size of the domestic variety;
japanese persimmons, Spanish pome-
granates, and California Strawberries,
blackberries, and raspberies are there
for the prices. In the grocers' stores sew
eral unusual delicacies are imported only
at Christmas. One of these is certain
sort OF German cracker, slightly sweet
ened.
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