The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-15


Mr.. EberSOle Is a Deft
Demonstration tO the Trade
And tho poncuot AZ
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A"eIe was W.. ING NAV"'
terlng CllmaX.
Washington, Dec. l5-Your cor
respondent covered the convention
Of the National Restaurant Asso-
citation in Washtngton-after a
fashion.
The scheduled speech by Mr..
John E. Ebersole on New Ideas Tor
the Restaurateur sounded as II 1t
So sole trai,s Sof tr,n o phich the Eber
sole family ate its way around the
country, picking up new ideas In
other PEOPLES restaurants, Mr.. Eb-
ersole himself being proprietor oil
a tearoom in New York State.
Mr. Fbersole. WIN tends toward
resembling the Rev. Gerald L. X.
Smith, told about the lady out in
Des Moines who gives away a free
dinner and does a huge business.
And about the restaurant in Min
nesota which Is built over a trout
stream.
ue told how no himse,f nro.
v,ded sneciaI chairs bibs ano
menus for children and "toppec
II off with a small gift for each
one who eats his vegetables" He
also provides bowl of cheese
and crackers free for customers
This costs Mr.. Ebersole only four.
tenths Of cent per person, but
makes him seem a bag-heartec
fellow indeed.
Snills a RomhsheII
rhore ,eera other nev ide.s
whein Mr.. Ebersole finished his
speech and announced that ne
had new KIND OF 1000 lor MS
audience 10 Try.
A boy brought tray Of canapes
which had been prepared by the
chef. About As gents leaped for
ward-"climed all over each
other" Mr.. Ebersoie remarked
later with grim satisfaction-and
began to MUNICH.
II have an announcement 10
make" Mr.. Ebersoie doomed AT
that point. You are all eating
rattlesnake meat!'
Reactions were varied but IN
Simultaneous. Some spat that which
was in their mouths right out on
the floor. Others tried, but found
they were too late. A very few re-
NAMED calm and agreed 1t tasted
A restaurant man from Baltimore
oeo"nie ~ Hiiu i,au w We p"' w WV
lor d couple VI iio"is'
Serves Restorative"
Mr.. Ebersole started passing
out cards which had small pieces
of rattIesnake skin pasted on them
and said they made recipients
members of THE Ancient Ep1curean
Order OF Rafting Reptile Revelers."
This was supposed to make every
body feel good again.
Your correspondent, who wasn't
one OF the victims, cornered Mr..
Ebersole later and said he must be
very fond of rattlesnake meat,
since he carried cans or It around
to feed to people. 1t cost SITS q
ran retail
"who meon demanded Mr..
rh.rsoIs snort,ng his scorn.
.,rp,u ro,, comIdnr cot a niece M
az. tue Sn,v,. NV thro.t with a
IL. s.,n.- -
p''' "''
Az ~
All on the Ne"u
Meanwhile, 1t was being brulted
about that the MIRA banquet would
be the finest meal ever served"
Chef Nicholas Marchitelli OF the
Mayflower, who prepared IL, mas
fed most of our presidents and
other statesmen in the last lew
years.
The restaurateurs successfully
ate a couple of honeydew melons
and hot house grapes topped with
zabagIione; crabflake gumbo soup
Louisianaise--made Of crab bouiI-
lon and white meat, rice, celery,
tomatoes, okra, white wine and
spices; then there was broiled
heart Of filet mignon on Smith
field ham with bordelaise sauce
(smOther and slightly brown
chopped shallots in butter, add a
good burgundy wine, add a brown
sauce made with marrow bone,
add chopped marrow, chives, salt,
red pepper and fresh ground
black pepper; and crepes prov
encale mushrooms In q sauce OF
olive oil, chives. shallots and