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...Sardis, Miss., in 1921, 500 men and women collected a mass of leaves. To a log in the middle, they fastened Henry Lowry. When his feet began to roast they brought his wife and small daughter to see how Lowry strained to swallow hot ashes...
...chamberlains, noble guards, Officers of the Swiss Guard and Papal Grenadiers. Never before had such a great gathering been seen at a Vatican function. The menu at what pious Italians have come to call Peter's Table, was, while not frugal, surprisingly simple-consommé, filet of sole, roast guinea fowl, asparagus hollandaise, assorted ices, sweets, cheese, fruit. The envoys quenched their diplomatic thirsts with glasses of white Capri, red Barolos, tawny Marsala and Gringo-lino, and Italy's champagne, Asti spumante, from Peter's Cellar...
Thousands of goat-skin-coated, wool-embroidered peasants danced and ate roast oxen to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Greater Rumania. The long festival ended last week. As a crowning touch, seven-year-old King Mihai was gravely elected President of the National Jockey Club...
...festivities, and could on occasion be gay. Among a few friends he could tell a capital story and enjoy a well-cooked dish. But his ordinary fare was meagre in the extreme. For one of his heartier meals he would cut a piece of meat into bits and roast it on a spit, as Homer's people roasted theirs. "Why not use a gridiron?" I once asked, "It is not the same," he said, "The juice then runs into the fire. But when I turn my spit it bastes itself...
...consented to answer several questions which are riddles to many a U. S. traveler in Europe. Questions such as: "Which are the rarest and finest wines?" "Should Châateau Yquem be iced, or Châateau Lafite warmed?" "Which wines ought one to drink with the soup, fish, roast, fowl?" "At a mixed dinner of ladies and gentlemen in a restaurant is it smart or vulgar to drink exclusively cocktails and Champagne...