The
oysters covered with the sauce are imbedded in this salt and
baked. The concoction, pie tin and all, is served on a plate.
Due to the salt, the oysters and sauce will remain hot for
perhaps a half hour. Many a worthy brother's and sister's tongues
have been blistered. Since 1899, the management has given with
each order a post card showing the number of your order. Mine was
1301744. And so, figuring six oysters to each order, we find that
the actual number of oysters used to date has been near eight
million.
I had fish--Pompano en papillote--pompano served in paper bags
(rumor hath it that the paper bag retains all the flavor), with
Pommes Soufflees, or a glorified branch of fry or potato chips
blown up like large flat pea pods with peas removed.
Dessert consisted mostly of Cherry Jubilee. Large, fat cherries
are put in a metal bowl and covered with brandy. The lights are
turned off over your table. The brandy is lighted with a match.
The waiter stirs the cherries, flames and all, until thoroughly
hot and the alcohol in the brandy is exhausted. Then he takes
them to the kitchen, pours them over ice cream and something and
brings back the portions, hot and cold. A Presbyterian deacon
could eat Cherry Jubilee without a twinge of conscience.
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