Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1910 — SERVED THE TERRAPIN. [ARTICLE]

SERVED THE TERRAPIN.

C'roaaed 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 coninaonplace. He made a 6,000-mlle journey to cook or supervise the cooking of a single course of a -dinner. A wealthy Englishman, npted for his love of good living, while on a visit to Washington was given a dinner at Harvey's, at which terrapin formed the piece de resistance. It was th*e 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 the cooking. Harvey named his price, and it-was accepted without a. murmur, although it was a stiff one, as he was a very partly mairand did not like to travel. At the appointed time /he engaged his pateage for England, sufficient number of Hue 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 to New York.