Evening star., 1937-12-05

that takes away the nutty flavor-and
served with spiced sauce of piquant
currant jelly. hot Then a dish of
wild rice such as Charlestonians like,
and another side dish of tiny brussels
sprouts. Claret in the fashioned.
more generous glass goes with this
Virginia epicures do not serve old
Virginia ham with wild turkey-they
clash. Broiled, young guinea hen
served with French peas and potato
balls dipped in drawn butter, with
plenty of parsley, is something to an
ticipate. Or partridges cooked en- cas-
serole with baby mushrooms and
served with white wine sauce.
The fire blazed and sputtered as
Christmas dinners were discussed last
Wednesday highland the small
company became more and more raw
enous, when to cap the climax one of
the younger provincials who had re-
Gently been up to the metropolis told
about a dinner at o'clock at night
served at one Of the old French ho-
eSAo No"AAVoWi. olOW1l SOuD
such as Monsieur Clemenceau, the
great French writer and statesman
liked, just before going to bed, with
crisp water toast, was the first course:
then quail stuffed with pate de fois
gras and petit legume served; then
the piece de resistance, an almond
souffie-she said only the gods on
Mount Olympus knew what was in it
was brought in in state by the chef
himself and held aloft for the guests
to gaze upon before tasting-and with
1T all Chateau Yquem. vintage 1915
and a good year at that.
Mr.. PriestIey Likes
American Pies.
Talking about things to eat recalls
that with all the critical things Mr.. J.
B. Priestley, author and playwright,
has had to say about Americans. he
ooes admit that We have glorious
ples-though bit fattening.' Mr..
Priestley comes from Yorkshire. Eng
land, and was doubtless reared on
Yorkshire pudding-a bit heavy for
the average persons stomach.
When Mr.. Priestley arrived in New
York last month he seemed from
the reported interview to be-, more
reconciled to American people and
habits. He is here for a lecture tour
at the universities which will take
MIN as far west as Arizona. He was
asked if he still had as Door an
opinion Of the States as he had ex-
pressed when here in 1884, when he
found cities manners very bad
Say. listen. brother" which was not
an unusual way of addressing one.
deplorahe. Rooms were too hot,
trains too slow. automobiles too fast.
makeup too thick, American women
spoiled and tobacco too sweet This
time all that was explained away
when he says he was just making
little jokes, and that he really has
great big love for America, and that
he was not quite understood when
here before The United States has
such a jolly way, don't you know, of
misunderstanding British humor.
He spoke of his Midnight on the
Desert" as an evidence that he had
a great love for America, and. as
further evidence. he said, Am I not
bringing my wife and six children
and nurse here for a considerable
stay in Arizona?" Adding with a
hearty laugh, IF that is disliking q
country. give up" Well, Americans
since the day Charles Dickens came
over on his first lecture tour and
had but little good to say of the United
States-except the box office-and
George Bernard Shaw in his flying
visits and other Englishmen have
not failed to criticize the hand that
fed them, the States has become ac-
customed to being looked down upon
But Mr.. Priestley will have to be for
given. for on this lecture engagement
he is to tell us about The State Of
the World and the State OF Mans
Mind'-could one do more. when
every one is so at sea about the situa-
ton in the world at present.