Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1910 — SERVED THE TERRAPIN. [ARTICLE]

SERVED THE TERRAPIN.

Crou«d the Ocean to Supervise One Course of a Dinner. George W. Harvey, the inventor of steamed oysters and a famous restaurant keeper, was once the hero of an Incident that In some respects made the exploits of Lucullus and other noted gourmets of ancient Rome look cheap and commonplace. He made a • 6,000-mile Journey to cook or supervise the cooking of a single course of a dinner. . , . A wealthy Englishman, noted for his love of good living, while on a visit to Washington was given a _6lnner at Harvey’s, at which terrapin formed the piece de resistance. It was the first time the Englishman had encountered the famous Maryland delicacy, and it made an instantaneous and profound hit with him. He decided that he would introduce the dish to his London friends and at once entered Into negotiations with Harvey to come to London and do thjfe cooking. Harvey named hJr price, and it was accepted without a murmur, although t it was a stiff one, as he was a very portly man slid dIA not like tir travel. At the appointed time he engaged his passage for England, took a sufficient number of live terrapin along with him and sailed for London. He supervised the preparation of the turtles In the kitchen of his generous employer, saw that they were cooked and served properly, collected his £2OO honorarium and his expenses and took the next steamer back York.