Of all things . re, you may be sure that they arethoroughly inexpert. First, I tried out what is known as the Bay StateLunch, so called because on Thursdays they havea fishcake special. It is one of the hundreds of self-serving lunchrooms, where you approachthe marble counter and give your order in a lowtone to a man in a barbers coat, and then repeatit at intervals of one minute, each time louder andeach time to a different man, until you are forcedto point to a tub of salmon salad and say, Someof that, for which your ticket is punched andyou are allowed to take your portion and nurseit on th
Of all things . re, you may be sure that they arethoroughly inexpert. First, I tried out what is known as the Bay StateLunch, so called because on Thursdays they havea fishcake special. It is one of the hundreds of self-serving lunchrooms, where you approachthe marble counter and give your order in a lowtone to a man in a barbers coat, and then repeatit at intervals of one minute, each time louder andeach time to a different man, until you are forcedto point to a tub of salmon salad and say, Someof that, for which your ticket is punched andyou are allowed to take your portion and nurseit on the over-developed arm of a chair. Here the roast beef shot through the Punch and 92 OF ALL THINGS! Judy arrangement in the wall, a piece of meat aboutas large around as a mans size mitten, steepingin its own gravy and of a pale reddish hue. Theprice was twenty cents, which included a dab ofmashed potato dished out in an ice-cream scoop,a generous allowance of tender peas, two hot tea-biscuits and butter to Considering the basic ingredient, it was a perfectlysatisfactory meal. Considering the basic ingredient, it was a perfectlysatisfactory meal, and I felt that twenty cents waslittle enough to pay for it, especially since it wasgoing in on my expense account. For the next experiment I went to a restaurantwhere business men are wont to gather for luncheon,men who pride themselves on their acumen andadherence to the principles of efficiency. The place A PIECE OF ROAST BEEF 93 has a French name and its menus are printed on acard the size of a Hfe insurance companys com-pHmentary calendar, always an ominous sign. Theroast beef here was served cold, with a plate ofescarole salad (when I was a boy I used to haveto dig escarole out of the front lawn with a trowelso that the grass could have a chance) for seventy-five cents. The meat bulked a little larger than at the BayState Lunch, but when the fat had been cut awayand trimmed off the salvage was about the size of aboys mitten
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