The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-04

said he first saw Onions served that
way at Stag Party In Springfield.
He had been taken to the Party by
an old Friend who used TO sell
Goods out through this Territory
and up TO the Time he went TO the
Party, which was a kind of Dutch
Lunch, including Everything that
went with IT. he never had seen or
heard tell of an Onion Sandwich,
but after he tried one he certainly
had to admit that 1t was mighty
tasty, especially when you could
wash IL down. Miss BloOmer then
asked II there would ever be
chance for Light Wines and Beer
to come back. 1t looked as II the
Interchange OF Ideas might become
involved in the controversial MaZes
of the Eighteenth Amendment If
the Help had not appeared to shift
the Scenery and make way for an
Edible which Mrs. Wadleigh was
utilizing in an Effort to lift her
Friends and Neighbors to Higher
and Better Things.
Artchokes and Mayonnaise.
Mr. Harper spoke up and said he
never looked at one of those
Things that he wasn't reminded of
the Story about the Fellow who
had one of them set In front Of him
and he thought 1t was a Pineapple
Mr.. Harper did not remember just
how the Story went but he said you
couldn't blame the Fellow very
much. He said he never would for
get the first time he saw one. 1t
was at a Banquet In Atlantic City.
The Chambers Of Commerce were
having a big Convention there. Mr..
Harper had not planned to be pres
ent.
He just stopped over, on his way
to Philadelphia to see about an Or
der that was held up. and on the
Board Walk he met Ed Bentley who
once worked as a Telegraph Opera
tor In Runceville but is now In
charge OF one OF the biggest Com
mission Houses in Columbus. Ed
asked him to go TO the Banquet.
He didn't want TO go because he
didn't have his Tuxedo with him,
but Ed borrowed one from a Friend
who had intended to go to the Ban
quet but couldn't on account of get
ting a Cramp while In Bathing.
To get back to the Artichoke, he
waited to see what the Others were
doing with theirs before he made a
Move. He said ii seemed TO him
then, and 1t had always seemed to
him since. that an Artichoke was
a fair Imitation of Something to
Eat. If some Folks said they real
ly cared for them. he was not dis
posed TO argue with them. His Mot
to had always been Every man to
his Taste" as the Fellow said when
he kissed the Cow. He said that
unless you dipped an Artichoke in
something. 1t didn't taste like Any
thing whatsoever. II was just the
same as taking a Long Breath. He
always pulled his apart and sort OF
nibbled at II, just out OF POliteness,
but one good Thing about the Arti-
choke was that 1t never showed up
until a lot OF good Vittles had pre-
ceded II. So that was that
Ice Cream and Cake.
Miss Bloomer said that her Fa-
ther before his Death, would eat
Ice Cream FIVE or six Times a Day
If he could get it. He was the first
Person In Middlebrook to use 1t,
right along. In the Winter Time.
Mr. Grlggs said that he liked Ice
Cream as well as the Next One but
when you ordered it at a Candy
Store you never knew what you
were getting. 1t had everything In
II except Milk and there was no
way of telling how long it had been
on hand. Which reminded Mrs.
Wadleigh that she had found the
Recipe for the Fig Cake In a maga-
zine.
Cheese, Hard Crackers and Coffee.
Mrs. Harper said that even a
Small Cup Of Black Coffee would
keep her awake for Hours and
Hours. Her Mother had been the
same way but her Father could
take it by the Quart and it never
seemed to Affect him one Way or
another. He would be asleep s
Minutes after his Head hit the Pill
low. 1t was Funny Thing about
coffee. Some could drink 1t and
Others couldn't. Miss Bloomer said
there was an old and true Saying
that One Mans Food is another
Mans Poison. Mr.. Griggs said that
In New Orleans they make the Cof-
fee very strong. Personally, he
didn't like it so Strong. In New
Orleans, however. they wouldn't
have 1t any other way. Mrs. Wad-
leigh told them the Cheese was
Imported. She forgot the Name
but it was Imported.
lntermission.