Solomon Gosse's Birthday

solomon gosse proper n a meal consisting of following: In a huge iron pot boit salt beef, salt pork, add potatoes carrot, parsnip & turnip. Peas pudding & lassy duff placed in separate muslin bags on top of mixture & the whole thoroughly boiled for a certain time. The success of the meal...

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Summary:solomon gosse proper n a meal consisting of following: In a huge iron pot boit salt beef, salt pork, add potatoes carrot, parsnip & turnip. Peas pudding & lassy duff placed in separate muslin bags on top of mixture & the whole thoroughly boiled for a certain time. The success of the meal depended on proper timing. A cross section of the meal was placed on large platters for each member of the family. It is said that the original Solomon Gosse could eat the contents of a 10 gal. pot at one sitting. DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used SEARY, DUFF1: ~ DAY; ~'s dinner stamped not used