The Washington times., 1936-09-14
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Recipes of q
Judge
A HOBBY
BY HELEN ESSARY

Clce, they pass sentence on people
like you and me.
They are the embodiment Of
wisdom and the law.
Then again they talk about
spaghetti, or fried apples, or
spraying roses or about quin-
tupletS. Judges have the most
surprising out-of-court hobbies.
Judge oscar r. Luhring of the
o. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia has a weakness
for spaghetti. Perhaps I should
say a talent for spaghetti.
Once, when I was a spectator
In his court, I watched him hear
q case. He looked invincible. I
shivered apprehenSively. I, too,
might some day find myself be-
meath his sharp eyes.
But last night after dinner /
met His Honor face to face. Not
. word did he speak about law
and justice. He talked passion
ately about cooking. And favored
his recipes with kind words for
congressman. He said, his eyes
shining:
~Mv favOrite dish is spaghetti.
I have the best spaghetti recipe
In two hemiSpheres. Mayor La
Guardia gave it to me. Before
he became mayor Of New York
and 1 went to the bench, we
were in Congress together. The
mayor got his spaghetti recipe
from his father who was born
in Italy. It was sort of family
heirloom, you might say"
"How do 1 fix the La Guardia
spaghetti? Wait a minute. Let's
see il we can find a pencil and
paper"
From an abandoned bridge table,
the Judge collected a score pad
and a pencil.
He said emphatically, talking as
he wrote:
BE sure to get imported spa
ghetti.
"FOr four people cook one
pound of spaghetti in Salted boil
ing water until it is soft. Put
the spaghetti in the water
slowly 50 the boiling won't stop"
The Judge added reverently:
"It's the sauce that makes
any great dish. For my sauce
I use:
large can Of tomatoes
1 can of tomato paste
2 strips of bacon
i pound Of ground round
steak
2 bay leaves
IA pint of olive oil
l green pepper
4 leaves of garlic
/ large can of mushrooms
2 or 3 pepper pods
Grated Roman or ParmeSan
cheese in abundance
The Judge continued:
~Put your tomatoes in a sieve
and drain thoroughly"
eyes, Your Honor"
The judge ignored the inter
ellution. He continued
mix the juice carefully with
the tomato paste. Add bay
leaves and green peppers cut in
small cubes and the red pepper
pods. The next step is impOr-
tant. Brown the garlic in the
olive oil and throw out the gar
lie. It VS. merely to add a
flavor for the oil.
"COOk the mushrooms three
or four minutes in the oil. Add
to this the mixed paste and
Juice. Fry the bacon separately.
Add it to the mixture. Fry the
ground meat. Add this"
The Judge added:
'sBy this time the spaghetti
will have been cooked. Put it
I'm a cOIander and wash so the
strands will be clear and sepa-
rate, Some people use cold
water for the washing. use
hot water to keep the spaghetti
from being chilled when it is
Doured into the sauce. AS you
mix your spaghetti and sauce,
blend the two thoroughly but
gently. You don't want to tear
the spaghetti"
The jurist concluded with glow
ing pride:
"And when you've finished the
whole operation, believe me,
you'll have a dish that epicures
will go mad about"
AS I folded the recipe carefully
the Judge spoke again of La Gual
dia and congressman generally
He said that he had enjoyed hi
years in the House. He declared:
'T get pretty annoyed at the
criticism of congressman. They
are fine, intelligent fellows with
some quality that sets them
above other men or they wouldn't
be in Congress, or be chosen by
an electorate of 200, 200 or so!
""Yet many stupid people make
criticism of congressman an in
door sport. Let those critics go
out into a district and try to get