New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

@~ book" compiled by C.. MacSheri-
dan and published by the George
Il. Doran Company. In these DAYS when wor-
en- having taken the ballot, have eloped
with all the household gods in body. mans
place is rapidly becoming the kitchen sink.
The Kaiser's three "K's" for men under the
rev regime would seem to be kitchen. kidding
and Kicking, And a mans cookbook filed
with simple recipes for the food on the cob.
eaeh written by more or less famous man.
will fill iong-fet want
Ihe book is specific and contains no culinary
language too deep for tears, but is couched in
plain words and calls for nothing which sec
ond-rate bootlegger in fourth-rate town NAV
not quickly supply. But the badness of the
language reveals in many cases the bascr
nature of many men who have seemed to be
leading spctless lives. Probably the heart.
break OF the book comes with the revelation
that our beloved President eats gravy on his
@afiies, and chipped-beef gravy at that. No
syrup tor him. nor honey nor powdered sugar:
ho1hlhg but gravy does Warren c. Harding eat
upon 1ood winch was no more designed for
gravy tnan is strawberry shortcake.
Nhat reVelationi Would even George Har-
Sey nave supported this man for President had
nc known the shameful truth about his conduct
WIN waffle? Surely the American neonle
would nave turned back to Wilson two wears
ago II harding had told them that he snearad
cllpped~beef gravy over his waffies. And whore
we peg leave to ask, does this leave the thirty
enc Republicans headed by Hughes and Root
ana Nicholas Murray Butler and hailed by +ha
writer OF these lines? Where, we reneat doas
this leave those Republicans who pledoed th.;,.
good name, subject to the usual d;sconrt g.,
easn, that Mr.. Harding would lead An,erioa
INTO some league. society or association of na-
tions? "a i'a-
IS man with soul so dead that he nuts
s."'S VI "'','ies ever going to get any sense of
w, Ai'eIhaeiohal obligation into his head? He
wal, 20 1tom grayled waiiies TO sugared lettuce
e'.o sa'Oea caaabas and soon will be plunged
','o V"e oepths OF pounded beefsteak from
"hch no high sense of our duty to elazed and
struggling humanity ever viii arouse him Tho
american people have stood by presidant
Hafalng fairly we'll. He has until now lost
pfactieaity none of his prestige. But from now
on suspicion and dread will dog his footstens
and' knowlng that his Sunday morning waf1a
- Pohusea With gravy, vox populi will begin
Popping at the President with sad sincerity. Il
may soften the blow upon the public heart to
Know that Clare Briggs, Americas reinearna.
tIon OF Michael Angelo eats EN- with svrun
And this is Briggs's recipe for the respectfnl
treatment Of waffle:
put one~haH pound of strained honey in
double boiler, or 8 small pan placed in water
iieat very slowly, adding a half-pint os nura
maple syrup win which has been preyiouslv
mixed two teaspoonfuis of powdered cinnamon
and dash of caraway.'
This he-food cookbook contains many beau
tiful and ecstatic thoughts. Ii is full Of mvsti-
cisn1 and recipes for liver and onions. For
Christmas we recommend it for fathers pres
INT. The book has just one mistake. II has a
lad title. We suggest that the second edition
2 printed under the title, what Young Girl
should Know