Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-05 | Page 4 | Eating in Old Days and Now

LI V I EATING I G-I IN OLD L LV DAYS DAYS AND NOW All the world and aud his wife tife are invited to read the holiday menu or of the king and queen of o England Oyster on the half halt shell then tur- tur tur turtle tIe tle tI souP coup entree of or suckling pig pig- then the turkey and woodcock and pheasant with trim trim- trimmings trimmings trimmings galore the blazing plum pudding the nuts the the-oh the oh the i whole business at at And It Sf your soul at this crass display of superabundant food foot and you seek relict reller by turn turn- turning turning ing tog the pages of ot the old mas masters you rou ma may Ie be offended some oro for food plays the stellar roleon role on most every page of the he epics o of oid The loves lovea of ot loveliest Helen are sandwiched between gross pages dedicated to the glories ot of o food food- food oxen roasted on mighty spits and andIron nd Iron listed warriors grabbing hot bot botand and Juicy ulcy bones bonea heralds pouring out great flasks ot or wine huge panniers of bread borne borno on the heads of o ebony slaves slaTes One searches in lit 11 vain vala for lor suCh suh spiritual lines lilies line as Fair Helen make me Immortal a SL with ith a kiss for tho tome Is so ao interlarded with ith references to- to to The perfume of ot the roasting ox or Then Then Thea wildest boar did broil upon the cindered ground The Greek odes are full of ot to La cheese and sweet cakes and olives and figs and melons And nd lh the classics of ot France and Spain glorify mundane food Now a pertinent question might be wrought around t the e contrast of the days dars of ot old and our mod modern cnn ern day with Its balanced menus which make man mau eat to live b but t slot not live lire to eat To be sure Is 1 not such a pastime today Our men mendo mendo mendo do not Dot eat whole roasted oxen at one sitting because they because they have hare slain neither a giant par nor ogle ogre that morning did nut did the tho very epics of ot old have any relation with these gorg- gorg gorg gorging ing log bouts Were ere aud and produced from the the revelry and fellowship induced as good fellows met together over the wassail borl and the tho steaming hauch tan Can an our chicken patty and let lei lettuce tuce leaf luncheons of ot today do dothe dothe dothe the un same