The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
HOW GERMANY is FEEDING
HER MILLIONS DURING WAR

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ingredients. In fact the sausage ..
one OF Germaty's great medium, o,
conservatiorciism. It helps to .y.
plain the smallness of rAe rarh..o
pail. The well known liverwurst Is o.,
German staple; so are the eur,lr,
famed Wieneiwurst Vienna san.
sage) and Frankfurterwurst Frarl.
fort sausage). Then there are lr,..
wurst, which is smoked and tho,
boiled for short time before ea'.ny.
bratwurst, which is fried in n pan =,
broiled: raw meat sausages. whtcl
are only smoke cooked meat san.
sages, and so on ad infin.tum. Thc
appearance of the sausages Is CREATE
improved by wrapping them In linen
or porous cotton before smoking
Juniper berries are sprinkled on tho
smoke piles to add flavor.
German breads and biscuits are o.
numerous and characteristic ms tho
sausages. and many Of them arc o..
miliar TO America. The black CHa,n.
burg) pumpernickel goes best with tho
cheese. II Is one OF the greatest breads
in the world and blessing to tho poor
IL is made OF rye and is all nutr,nen-
wheat bread Is TO he found only in th.
towns and cities. 1t is called we!zer.
brut. The old time German does M,
Ike Il as we'll az das roc'genbrot Cryo
bread). which Is generally dark. oSno.
cially in towns and villages. and 81 dr.
ferent shapes, according to custom and
locality. But the most famous bread
or all is das k1mmisbrot. the German
black bread. II Is made in enormous
loaves and is the staple of the army
So nutritious is It that soldiers nlrh.
subsist on this alone for a month a, a
time or even longer.
In the restaurants the favorito Ms
cult Is die salz brezel. like unto our
pretzel. kind Of twisted ring, sa,,ed
on the outside. \ hard biscuit mad
in the shape OF the figure 8. called
simply der brezel, is sold by all con.
fectioners.
Before the war began the restaurar,
craze had possessed Germany. a. il
had America. England. France and tr.
rest OF the world. Now. however al,
merriment of every KIND has boo,
suspended In the warning nations
note The contrast in the restaurau.
interiors OF now, all deserted and So
pulchral ike, ana what they were a
few weeks ago. ablaze with igh, an
resoundng with dancing feet. the
clinking Of glasses and the Laughter
and song Of the merrymakers.
one is dazed 10y the absolutcres.
the Suddenness of the transformation.
Berlin has eating houses the peer ~
any IN the world-as the Kalserno..
IL Adion. the Esplanade and Hot.
BRISTOL but the foods and other coni-
tons At these frs. class hotels ar.
pretty nearly the same in al, lands
They are mostly French or initiate.
French arf are lacking in novelty an.
individuality. II T. in the old tim.
German eating houses tina. the yisito-
hnIs most 20 interest him. ami tho,
are numerous In all the German cite,
cafes az which coffee and cakes ar
served abound. Tic fashionable cafe.
have a special zahlkellner who r.
ce!Ncs the money aud the tips from The
customers.
Home life in Germany Is rs-.,-
monotonous. The German woman arl,
her principa. diversion in the ktu.e.
klatSch Of afternoon coffee. VIII.
might be said to take the p,ac, II oar
afternoon teas. 1t begins PROMPTLY d.
I o'clock and ends a; :. The extreme
Formally THAT characterizes A. G..-
man socia, IL" j. observed even I,'..
For a guest 20 leave a minute h.,.,~
: would hc considered slight %. ..-
hostess. The German dchu'aut. r.
turning from boarding ~uuu. a- ,
age of IS, has the kafferh a's.a 20
look forward 60 as one a., hey -.
portant entertainments 4, This t.
fair the sofa Is the seat OF honor t.I
soes TO the woman whose family FAITHS
highest in tho social scale. II may ..
the wife or daughter OF an officer ..
OF a scientist, hVt rarely of q r.....
man.
Tn" young Elr.s st az Oh" t...
tn" table ard are u.t allowed q. ,...-
into Tho conversation unl,., d.,.
addressed. \ huge cotfr, ny,
main feature OF the ,tnl" f.ruru." 8
here and there are great piles OIL. ....
Two or three rouu is .f coffee ar, ......
Then n" table IS n,rt.rd ami '..-
are loosonol hy Iqgcurs ami
wines. Sometimes an tce w.,
served also n" couvor~ tt..' ....
s.sts OF tho usual Inc ~ t.".. Z.
gossip, as on" might hear A. - pm
affair anywhere
Every German town ~ import. r.
las its rathske'ler. walah Away . PIE
derEround IN the Eu,haus .r town ....
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