Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-18
The question raised ~,

Of old fashioned cooking rs prac-
tiScd in our grandmothcrs time.
implying a departure ON the part
of the people Of this blessed sec
ton from some Of their time
honored customs. and a failure to
live up to the best traditions
Of their forefathers, recently
reached a point whore the dis
cussion became almost nation
wide in It's scope and interest.
The Metropolitan press paused
from the hurry burly Of a strain
ed and feverish life to enter the
discussion. the weight of their
arguments being thrown on the
negative side of the question.
while the daily press of other
large cities championed the Eas-
tern Shore. and decried the at
tempt to take from this section
the distinction Of being the land
Of the Epicure, her people the
disciples of LuculluS. and her
cooks the embodiment of all the
qualities of the real Sally Lunn.
together with the virtues Of the
dear old southern Nanny. and
her sister, the black African
cook.
The latest Richmond in the
field is no less a parsonage than
Col. Henry Watterson, and most
people will admit that 'Marse
Henry" is SOME parsonage. His
brilliant, epigrammatic style has
made the Courier-Journal one Of
the most widely read and quoted
journals in the country. and when
ne speaks of men and measures.
nations and governments, he is
listened to with respectful atten-
ton. Likewise, when he speaks
of soft shell crabs, strawberries
and cream. and other delicacies.
faunal and floral. and defines their
habitat as our own beloved East
ern Shore. his voice is none the
less authoritative, and his state
ments none the less accurate.
The Richmond News Leader.
in a recent issue. takes a sly dig
at the redoubtable Colonel, while
at the same time paying an indi-
rect compliment TO the Eastern
Shore.
We quote from the News
Leader:
Now We know why the Courier
Journal hasn't had any Of Marse Hen
rvs four-column pert paragraphs re-
Gently, He tells Us not to talk of the
Ritz Carlton, the Savoy. Claridge's :.
the cafe DC Paris, Bertlini's. when
Crisfied and Pocomoke City are on the
map Also he describes the delights Of
consuming two sott-shell crabs, straw
berries and cream. one broled trout,
two poached eggs. one glass Of milk
and one cup of coffee for break fast
He mas been on the Eastern Shore Of
MARY land: and probably had TO stop AT
a hospital on his way back home
If Col. Watterson has ever been
on the Eastern Shore. and in this
county We feel sure that he was
not permitted TO leave without
being invited to sit down to a
dinner where broied chicken and
watfies were served. and at some
period of his visit he must have
been given an opportunity to be-
come acquainted with Maryland
biscuits, Sally Lunn, sweet pone.
joWl and turnip greens. to say
nothing Of saugage and buck
wheat. in season.
II his taste runs 10 wild fowl.
where are black ducks. canvas
backs. and geese more plentiful
than in our own SynepuNent and
G hincoteague Bays? Where are
quail more delicious rabbits more
plentiful. or musk rats more
toothsome and aromatic than
right here i'm our own county?
II he wishes the products of
thc sea 70 tlcklc MS palate. our
streams abound in perch and
shad. bass and turtle: our bays in
oysters and clans, trout and GRO
Gus. crabs and jumping mullets.
and the sea in every fish that
swims. with a few unimportant
exceptions.
If ike Lucullus. he dimes on
locusts' wings and humming
birds. we have them: if like the
Dutchman he dotes on frogs. we
can supply them if he wants
a French concoction of ROSTERS
combs. we can get them: if he
Graves the diamond back terra
pin. Lem has EN-: if he wants 10
sip his afternoon beverage, We
can hand him native grape Juice
or If he win bring along the iu-