The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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fried onions—but he 
food for 24 hours. and 
a difference. 
had been without 
perhaps that made 
Cracked Corn and Fried Bacon 
1 
had the honor of being a soldier in 
the Civil War, and on a certain day. 
while General Sherman was assembling 
his army in camp at Goldsboro. JN. ('., 
preparing to follow General Johnson to 
the end, we made a Jong march on the 
last day. and that day we. that is, our 
company I speak for only, marched all 
day with no food hut some parched Corn. 
We struck General Sherman’s camp late 
in the evening, very tired, and as hungry 
as men could well he. Wo soon scattered, 
and each individual was looking out for 
something to eat. I came across a few 
soldiers who were eating their supper 
I asked them if they could give a tired 
and hungry comrade, something that 
would fill him up. The reply was: "Yon 
bet we can," and I was invited to a seat, 
while the boys proceeded to get some 
.substantiate that would assuage my hun¬ 
ger. They very soon got it. and it con¬ 
sisted of corn cakes linked from cracked 
corn, which could not be called cornuieal, 
as it was simply coarse cracked corn. 
Then some fat bacon (sow belly, as we 
called it), was fried and the blackest 
Southern molasses I ever saw. and some 
extra fine, strong coffee. This was what 
constituted the food of that meal, and 
I am sure it was the most tasty and sat¬ 
isfying meal I ever ate. So, alter all, 
the relish of the meal depends upon the 
physical needs of the one who is going to 
oaf it. This is my contribution to tiiis 
exhibition of the most tasty and satisfy¬ 
ing meal I ever ate. I have asked my 
wife to prepare a formula for a modern 
meal that, will appear more desirable to 
modern tastes. Permit me to add I am 
now in my eighty-third year, and never 
had a serious illness in aU my life. 
Illinois. PR. A. \V. FOREMAN. 
Dog Meat and Jack Rabbit 
The writer found himself, one crisp 
afternoon, riding with an empty stomach 
in the mountains of the Southwest coun¬ 
try, after horse thieves. As they are dead 
shots and don’t stop to argue, one was 
not sure that he would live to digest his 
last meal, and meals were a matter of 
indifference under the circumstances. One 
a day was considered lirett.v fair. Some¬ 
times time was too precious to take even 
that one. In tins case, the writer and an 
old Western man were ou a hot trail, and 
night was close at hand, We knew of a 
spring of water, many miles ahead ; knew 
also it was the only water, except an un¬ 
certain wafer pocket in the rocks 60 
miles away. So we suspected our thieves 
would camp at the spring that night. As 
we rode hard toward a pass in a moun¬ 
tain range, we saw six Indians riding 
hard to get there ahead of us. They did 
so. When in good rifle shot, one Indian 
raised his blanket on a rifle, as a sign we 
were to slop. They were friendly: sus¬ 
pected we were after the thieves, because 
horses led by riders look suspicious, espe¬ 
cially when ridden hard. They could not 
speak English. We were poor on Indian 
and ou Spanish, but my friend understood 
signs. By straddliug two fingers over 
one. they told of horses; when they gave 
galloping movement it showed hurry; 
when they showed lingers it told how 
many: when they pointed ro a place in 
the sky it told when the sun was about 
there this happened. They gave, by signs, 
information which told that the thieves 
had Mexican saddles, Mexican horsehair 
bridles and lariats. They told the color 
of all the horses: even described how 
one man had a loop on a rope made as 
sailors make a dcadeye or endless loop. 
Wo then knew our men were the ones 
were were after from these signs. 
Now our desire was to get them and 
have the fight over that night. But In¬ 
dian etiquette required that when invited 
to partake of a feed it could not be re¬ 
fused without giving offense. We rode to 
their camp, partook of a savory stew, 
which, to a fiat stomach, tasted well. 
Next day my friend felt safe in telling me 
i‘ was dog meat, lie saw I liked it and 
had presence of mini to tell nothing till 
it was digested. As soon as etiquette 
permitted, we rode hard on the dog-meat 
supper, as darkness drops suddenly in the 
mountains. As we approached the spring 
one stayed with both horses, because, if 
a lmrse called to the other horses, it was 
sure death for us. My friend sneaked to 
the rocks above the spring. The thieves 
felt secure for the night, and wore resting 
dose to the camp tiro, their guns stacked 
against the rock close to the spring. My 
friend raised himself quickly and de¬ 
manded surrender. His rifle was ready 
for quick work. Theirs were a few feet 
away. Hands went up. He called. 
“Como ou boys; here they are." That 
was to give the impression lie had a large 
force of men close to him. 1 rode into 
camp, stood guard till be got in. When 
they saw but two guarding six they were 
sore: but it was too late. They had 
plenty of jack rabbit meat mid a good live, 
so we broiled some ou the ends of sticks 
and had another good supper. The smell 
of that savory rabbit meat was wafted 
ou the clear air of the mountains, and 
perhaps is going since. To say that it 
tasted good does not do it justice. There 
was not much variety to It. but Delmon- 
ieo never set out anything that tasted 
better. When our men were tried on the 
range they got what they deserved, and 
more justice was done than many modern 
courts dispense. The point I desire to 
make is this: Appetite aids the cook. 
Once a year will be plenty f»r your read¬ 
ers to try dog meat; but if beats bear 
meat at that. joux gormi.ky. 
A Dinner of Woodchuck Meat 
I see in The R. X.-Y. that someone 
would like to know how to cook wood¬ 
chuck. We think they are fine eating, 
and would rather have them than rabbit. 
Be sure you get the kernel out from 
under the fore legs, then Soak over night 
in salt water. Then wash and get all the 
fat off you can, put. on fire in cold water. 
When it comes to a boil, put in about a 
teaspoon of soda. Let it boil up well, 
then put in cold water again, and I 
always add an onion, as that will remove 
any strong taste that may be left; salt 
and cook until tender, then fry in butter. 
I am sure anyone who will try wood¬ 
chuck this way will say it is as good as 
rabbit or chicken. 
Xew York. airs. EDWARD ward. 
It. X.-Y.—As was stated some weeks 
agu, woodchuck meat sold on the Johnson 
t’ity public market at 20c per 1b., much of 
it to well-bred people, who really like the 
meat. One man says that the best dinner 
he ever ate was fried woodchuck and 
Roast Beef for Hired Man 
Was there ever a question like the fol¬ 
lowing brought up before? Can a hired 
man he pleased at the table? 
We have eight to 12 meu to feed, and 
there are always some who complain 
about the fare and the way it is done and 
brought to them, etc. The menu is as 
fed lows: 
Breakfast.— Ham or bacon and eggs, 
cereals, corn flakes, puffed wheat, oat¬ 
meal, grapenuts or shredded wheat; va¬ 
rious cakes or cookies, tea. coffee and 
milk (whole) at every meal. 
Lunch.—Roast beef, lamb, pork chops 
■ >r stew, codfish cakes or fish, soups, to¬ 
mato Or celery, rice, peas or beans, to¬ 
mato and cucumber salad, with lettuce 
and dressing; pies different every day; 
potatoes, fried or mashed, catsup and rel¬ 
ish es. 
Dinner.—Hamburger steak, cold beef 
or pork, roast ban. c-orned beef hash, 
with cabbage nr hears, a variety of vege¬ 
tables and puddings, t akes, etc. 
Sundays, chicken and fruits. The food 
is well done and spiced to taste, the sur¬ 
roundings neat and e'ean. We are at 
odds to know what else to do. My only 
solution was to discharge the agitators 
end floaters, and new it is again satis¬ 
factory. ' E. At. /. 
New Jersey. 
We have some emphatic ideas on this 
food question. The “bill of fare” as 
above given is 50 per cent stronger than 
our own hired men enjoy, and they have 
just what the boss and his family eat. 
We rarely have meat more than once a 
day. Assuming that this food is reason¬ 
ably well cooked and neatly served, any 
hired man who would complain about it 
may he set down as an incurable hog— 
no more and no less. He probably has 
the stomach of an elephant and the ap¬ 
preciation of a hyena. We would not keep 
any such man ou the place. lie Would 
upset any busiuess and make trouble 
anywhere. Most hired men appreciate 
good food and make a good return for it; 
and any man who does hard farm work 
has a right to good feeding. When, how¬ 
ever. a man finds fault with roast beef 
and chicken, he ought to go where he can 
get better food for the same money—and 
go at once! 
The little boy in this story was evi¬ 
dently a firm believer in the old adage. 
“Of two evils, choose the less.” Turning 
a corner at full speed he collided with the 
minister. “W here are you running to. 
my little man?” asked the minister, when 
he had regained his breath. “Home!” 
panted the boy. “Ma’s going to spank 
me.” “What!” gasped the astonished 
minister. “Are you eager to have your 
mother spank you that you run home so 
fast?” "No,” shouted the boy over his 
shoulder, as he resumed his homeward 
flight, “but if I don’t get there before pa, 
he’ll do it.”—Touche a Tout. 
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