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The Cook Who Knew Royal Secrets en inmit ta tclose friand cl f .ro à1yal-ykaing - iiin,'u thors n7, painters - that a Rosa Lwssfanftastir]If e. Rosa, who dicer % taya r.;aGo zt the age of egt-ie vn tIuaIly owýne'd L nons amet Cavendish 2FloeL How ttishe 'd(o il! By cook- Jng,ma'iahersaîf the f irst w-%o- mua nMasiter Chef. B17 lie:r los ît(e, for si u li, ,prefty, Sewas etrrindte live wihthehg4u-sgt.Rosa1 cein' eae-h them by tflifont ztPdrs, sessire weut by ftheI ack. Sheý obaIýIncd a kiïtchen job vîfi flithexieiComtle de Paris âOt ShceýIEn Lise, Mertiake, thenl 'it is uncie, the Duc dl'Au- maezt Chant lily, anti later with the Duec d'Orleans at Sand- Ail the fin-ie sha wafchad the chefs at work - "ýpicketi their brains" as she saiti later. At oeaSheen Rousa dlinnar party the, Prince o! Wales (later Edwarti VII) was agustH weas seo pleased with theine Lhat ha cailed for flic chef. Tihe bufler explained thaf he w71,as, away; Rosa hati cooketi the neal, Se the seventeen - year - old blonrde wasz brouglit in te bob te the prince, receive iis com-pli- nrents-and a sovereign ti'p. Fivc years latar, when sire was; &,ook te Lord anti Lady Randoipi Chsurchill, Sir Winstons par'ents, abe egain carne undar notice c.f the Pr ince. A romnantic friandship sprang up wiich confinued affer haie- cme king Michael Harrison in an. inti- miate biography, Rosa shows how ,the association banefited har. Sâcicty hostasses entartaining tira prince wanted .,her te cook for Her skill was se taiketi about that sire hireti lerseif eut to the *ris;tocracy, c7ooking party dini- siers for the princa's set, faking ker own foodi anti utensils anti weii-disciplinaed staff. In 1902, Coronation yaar, she tatareti for twenty-nine suppar- bals ,ini six waeks. Later, for a hostass's dinner anti hall, she wouiti take a big> v/acant bouse for oee night, fur- ntish it, staff if with waiters, mervants, "put in andt ake ouf wïindow,,s, builti up staircases, put ïUghts insida and ouf iiiabout twalve heurs," she said. If cost about $3,500 te $4,000, including supper, wina anti bunchas of fiewers. One such inpty bouse dia of.- tan) usati was 27, Grosvanor Square, where thre fourf h Baron Rijbbiasdaie gava a great bail for his tiaugirter Diana Lister, invit- ig 700 guesfs. Rosa hati once heen bis cook. Hae becamne tire greatest friend e. ber lita, flic man she most cheri he4 him a3 a frend. Hie once lenit !his sitting-rocym toa countess. "'She and hier yvourig mar," Roa ak, wee inheedrink- ing beeýr zand nmaking love,." -jpke n ns n nd said: 'Ohîj Lord lRibbltesdal]e doesn't like bcee-drinking in ithis zoom. iYouca make love, because that's beaui-tiful; but you Can't, dikbt2er lni it. HIe bates the sm-ell.' ' She was always ouit- S Another intimaute friend was Sir William Eden, the eccentric father of Siý riAnhony (Lord -Aven). If the f ood dispîcased i hlm he'd gra,-b her.neck and rub her face in-' heplate. She stood from him ho she ould stand from i.no ona ie She was the firstwmn ever to take ovTer 'the catering a, There she initroduced quail pudding, a dishi she'd invented. She wn up t0 the dining-room, follow-,ed by her little dog, to se ihovv the niembers liketi it. One crusty member said he disliked "fanoy, frenichchif.ied dishles," adding: "I like wood- cock on toast-just as mny father -And you can take that damu- ed dlog out of here. D)ogs aren't al10owed C. " "Woocc-k!" she shouteti. "I give y ou quail and you can't te"l itf from woodcocklç!" She then calied hlm- "a damneti old wood- cock in ti-lhts!" and resigned. "amrnever- rude to, or hurt, anybody wvho is less than my- self," she once said, "buLt I ami as rude as you like to anybody whe is above me." She cooketi at Windsor for the King, and for the Kaiser 'when1 ha stayed at -Highciiffe CastIie," ChrSjstchurch.-i The Kaiser she founi punctuial, metodiaieasy to do for, and likeabie. Yet when war camne in 1914 she returneti a decý.orationt he'd given lier and hung a por- trai't of hlm psdedwnin à servants' lavatory. At tvwenty-five shs married, Excelsilor Lewis, a butier, As "mana;geýr"ha drank slyly, entertaînied and ranl up $25,00a in dabts. He had togovru- ]y or) bis ear after a final show- dow n, The night King Edward died ln 1910 she called for champagne, raiseti her glass to his signied portrait, said: Goodlbye, and gooýd luck to you! We tho;ught a lot of you!", Then sh'-e led a procession of guests anti servants to the cellar, where his parsonal vintages were storaýd, and uinlocked it. She stood back so that ail ýould see isidt, then gantly re- leckled a door that wouid neyer agaîn be openeçiý as long as she lived. What a wma Michael Hr rison not enly presents her writh ail her virtu-es andi failings, lie parades the Smart Sets of over haif a century. Modern Etiquette By Anne Ashiey Q. Whenl serving a fruit juice as a first course at the dinrier table, where is this glass plaeed? A. On the place plate -- not with t",liewater glass. Q. When aating a soft-frled egg-, is it ail rig-ht to put a smil pleca of bread ou the end of the fork and use this to dip nil the yolk? A. This is quita ail riglit- practical, too. Your holiday guests are sure te bless you wýhen youi offer themi this Rot Spiceed Totity -- a refreshing- delig-ht any lhour cf the dayv and excellant affer sports te serve your youing crowd. HOT SPICED TODDY <Yiaid, about fourteen 6-ounresrvgs 2 quarts (10 citps) boiling- water V-/s cup granulated sugar 4 tea bags 10 whoie ciovas 2places stick i.inniamq.os, each about 2 iuchaes long i au (approx. 6 ounces) frozan coucantrated tl at~c orange jflice Thiln lemon slUces Combine boilîng water anti sugar iu a large saucepan; bring te ire bell anti boil 2 minutes. Turn off heat anti atd tea bags, wliola cioves anti cinna:non.- sticks! stir well. Cover anti allow the mixture teI steep 5 minutes, Remlove tea bags anti spicas - or strain the mixture, Stir frozen orange- juica into the brew ani heaftlihoroughly but dû o nt hou. Serve at once lnugs or heat-proof punch cups 9 fica a t n sice of larnon on each cap. When you make ml s~tal- fy, the same recipe will d-jO for popcorn halls, For t1he halls, cook the molasses, sugar, and butter to 270' F. or until, when c7roppeýd izrto very cold water, Jit ieparates into threads which are hard but flot brittie. Theni pour it over 4 qu.artsý of unsalted pop.~ ped corn, stirring to coat each kernel. When coo. enough. ta bïandie, fshape -ixto halls vwith lightfly buttered hands. The re- cipe beiow, when uLsed for balis, makes about 2 dozen. MOLASSES TAFFY i cp usulfuired molasses icup sugar 1 tabtespoon butter Combine ail ingredients in a 2-quart saucepan. Place over iow heat and stir until sugar is" dissoived. Cook over medium hleat until S)TrUp reaches 272' F. on a canidy thermromieter, or ýwhen a smaill amount of syrup diropped into cold water separ- ates into threads which are hard but flot brifttie. Pour onto gre--ased piatter. As edges cool, bold toward centre or they whii harden be- fo1re centre(- is ready to Pull.1 W-hen. candy is cool enou-gh to handie, press into bailwtl lightly buttered fingers, Pull U, n. tii candy is liglt in color and ray to harden. Stretch int long rope '/z'-inch, wide, Cut into i-inch pieces. Wrap each piece1 oDf taîffy hin waxed paiper. Nýak-es 1 /f Po unds taffy. Ii yoýur chiidrjen want some- thing ln the wvay of suýgared balla that abre cdifferent from popcora bails, let t1hemr try thi' se crunchy balis made wità rice kçrispies'. Serv'ed with h-ot chiocolate, sweet apple ider, or any other soft drinkc, they are usal-ai- most lollipops. CEUNCH1Y BALILS icup suigar 4s cup molasses en-sp water ;e teaspoons vinegar Vsý teaspoon sait 1 tablespoon butter G ups rice lkrispies Comibine sugar, mlsewa- ter, vinegar, and sait in a sauice- pan. CooR over 10w heat, atir- r-ing, constantiy until sugar is dis- soived, Continue cooking with- utstirring t oz270, F. (soft crack în cold wate-r). Remnove fromn heat. Stir in butter, Measure rice krispies into a butt'ered bowl; pour on hot syrup, stir- ring until cereal is wveil coated. Shape mitr nto balis abofut 3hinches in diamieter. While stili warm, insert cinnamion sticks ISSUE 50 - 1962 or woodani skewars into balîs fer heandias.o. Makes about a Apples on-a-stick are aise fun te miake and miany chltiren ike tirem as weli as f aff'y. Rare is the weay te make tiram, using miolasses. MOLASSES APPLES- ON-A-STICIK 1Z ripe, red appies Z cups sugar 1 cup unsulferad molasses 1/e teaspoon sait i teaspoon vanilia or cinuamon (optionai) Was-h anti dry apples (thay Should ha at room temparatu-re); remn-ove stems anti insert wootien skawer-,s infe aaýých. Combine su- g ar, molasses, anti sait; cook, stîrring frequently, until simaîl amount of syrup, when droppati int o colti water, is brittie (300'O F.). Remove fremn heat, Adit flavorsng, if tiasireti. Iip each appla infe syruap, twist ing it arounti lu the syrup quickly, covaring entire surface. Place on liglitiy greaseti pan or on wira rack te cool anti larden. Plaques White House For those of us who work ini down-tow,,n Washington, these are thea-clays o! the black snow. It comnes in the late aftcrnoon every'ý day, flecked across the bright hues of 'the sunset. It sweeps anti swirls in black cloutis into tha heart of the c-ity. Ordinar-y snow is soft and si- lent likie cat paws. Our "snow," is raýucoUs anti squeaky, and sounis like many w,ýagon wei on hard-packed real snow. I speak of the swarms of star- lings ,,which invade the nationi's capital every afferno-on ai. sun- down, They come in great cloutis from the suburbs seeking the warmuer mridtowni climne anti the shelter of its office bidns Swooping dlown for a landing intih formaqtion, these thou- sands- upon thousantis of birds jam on te every availabDle ]edge, fluttering, scolding, sýhoving onre another off, squeeýzîng back &gain. When this black snow storm subsides, building after building is literally trimmeti with wing- to-wing starlinigs. Come mrorning, off they f ly andi ouf cornes the de(-an-ujp squad. Before the United States Treas- ury' building was birdproofedi, a regular early norning crew was nIeeded to dlean up the sidewalk baneath every day. Many devicas were tried ha- fore the governmienf f ýinally toundc a s-Uccessful syýstem- of birtiproof. At one fimýe it was thought a recorded starling dis- tress cry played back ,,ould de the frick. It worked fer a while, but the sfarling1s evçntual1y caughlt on. Than someene camne up with a system of outside wý,iring that gives off aLn electric impuise.- Roosting 'birds get a slighf hot- foot and prompfly take off for other places. If is fil expensive to insfal on large buildings, but so far seems te be the only methoti which has proveti successful. There are mrany sprays which discouz'age these bird coloniesz for a while but do not l'asf indefi- nitely. Sprays, ara used frequently on trees. At the tirne cf the last presidentil inaugural wv h e r e grandsfands were strung out beneath barren tracs the langth of Pannisylvania Avenue froma the White lieuse to the Capîtol, sprays were useti wîfh suc.ýcess. Tt costs Fibout $65,000 or se tei býirdproof a building cectrica]ly. Se far fthe Treasury, the Treasury Aunex, the Archives, and the District of Colunmbia buildings hava been cleaneti anti birtiproof- ed in this fashion. Twoý more buildings are due for the same treaafment soon - the Justice Dapartmnent and the Internai Revenue Departmnent, The White flouse lias also been having a starling problem o! late. The bir*ds have takan a special liking te a large tree in front of the norbinvest porfico, -,vrites Josephine R,'ipiay in fthc Christian Science M\onitor. Pierre Salinger reportadi re- recently at his press cacnferene -as a w,.elcom'e change cf sub- "1' didn't teach h-im to waeh~ dialies. Uncle Sarri did."1 MAIL MECHANIZATION - Helping to handie the ever-increasîng volume cf Chrîsi mail is the world's largest outomatic mail saick sorting system aot Union Station in St, Li Here, operators place mail sacks on fokiing trap doors anid then introduce the sacks' tination intio a mrnmory system through die keyboard at their right, Sacks then go to o bution baht underneaith end are carried to ac diverting area where they are automati routed for fast delivery to the proper trains, plane, or trucks, N s N N N N N * N "f N N N N N 's 'N 'N 'N 'N N 'N 'N 's s s s 's s NN "N N 'N "i 'k 'N 'N 'N 'f 'N 'N ject from Khrushchev and Castra -that "n1he White House- has had ' a problem for' some timie with " starlings who have createdi nuis- ances iii front of the Whlite ' For the past several days, ha ' sa--id, they have been playinmg a recording ùf a distressed starling in an attempt to discourage other stariings from, theprms. The White flouse refused to syjuist how the stariing distressN sýigna l had been obtained, But the National Geographic Maga- zinc- was not so reticent. They did flot know how the White Hlouse obtained its record- ing, but thepy kniew suciih record-N ings had been madle in the pastN byý holding a starling upsideý down, "You han, a star]!lng byýf its feet and yo'v-ot a distress- ed starling," said this auithority. N And so far as; the White House is concerned thje distress signal appears to be working. The sa- lin-, have taken tLhe hint. The realt distress now is elsewh-1ere- depndn on the buildings or treetops to wvhich these dispos- sessed are swarming for refuge, SmaiI Scandai In Artistic Circies A smnall anticlimax to one et the art world's mnost notorious N affairs cai-e recently. Týhe spec-. ulation had been that when Wal.- ter P. Chrysier Jr,'s collection of 187 paintings and drawings were returned to the U.S. af'ter Z' stormy showing at Canada's Na- tional Gallery in Ottawa, the 50- odd alleged fa'kes in the couaec- tion would be corifiscatad byN CusItomis officiais. Chrysier, this theoryî of the law went, would N have to pay duty andi punitive N fines on the fakes, though theN genuine works would be duty- free.N Customns officiais in New YorkN decided otherwise, Custojms Com- 1miss;oner Philip Nichols Jr, call-~ ,d it "a lot of tempest in a pot of tea," and politeiy released the Ch-rysier picturas, both ph-ony'N and genuine, to their owner, whoui promptiy repossessedi them. How-, ever, the affair xnay flot havê N endad yet. In Washington, the Internai Revenuie Service is look'- Ing- into Chrysler-'s tax statuç (his iuseum is tax exempt)anN in Ottawa the Canad-ianPara mvent is getting ready for its n ni ilook at the National Galiery' budget. 1Heads may stili rýo1l a% the iuuseumn, whare it has 'beerY N claimred that director ChiarJeÀ N Comfîort was forewarned tha% sone o! the works were fakas.