American inventions and inventors . oston steamer. Three oclock in the morning 134 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. was its time for sailing, and at six it was being unloaded inBoston. The six-hour trains brought some of it to NewYork in time for our dinner. Steamers and railroad trains seem necessary for our din-ner, do they not? said Albert. * But this fish sauce contains only articles fromnearer home, I amsure. Do not be toocertain of that, saidMr. Smith. Alice,what is there in thissauce? First, there areeggs. Those camefrom our Long Islandfarm, of course, saidher husband. Then there isol
American inventions and inventors . oston steamer. Three oclock in the morning 134 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. was its time for sailing, and at six it was being unloaded inBoston. The six-hour trains brought some of it to NewYork in time for our dinner. Steamers and railroad trains seem necessary for our din-ner, do they not? said Albert. * But this fish sauce contains only articles fromnearer home, I amsure. Do not be toocertain of that, saidMr. Smith. Alice,what is there in thissauce? First, there areeggs. Those camefrom our Long Islandfarm, of course, saidher husband. Then there isolive oil. That comesfrom Italy, said Mr. Smith. That is not a home olives that you are eating are, of course, from Italyalso. I doubt that, said George. I was just about to remarkthat these olives had come from California. I can easily de-tect the taste. Yes, the hostess added. These olives I bought justto see if George and Lucy would notice that they were notour usual queen olives. They are said to have come LOADING FISH AT GLOUCESTER. FOOD—A MODERN DINNER. 135 That is a great olive center, said George. What else is there in the sauce, Alice? asked herhusband. Pepper and salt, vinegar Cider vinegar, I suppose, broke in Mrs. Baxter. Howmuch nicer apple vinegar is than grape vinegar! Most of thevinegar that we had in California was made from wine. ThatState is becoming a great grape-producing region. But doyou know, Frank, where the apples were grown? No, said Mr. Smith, but probably they were raisedeither in Vermont or New Hampshire. Last year the NewYork apple orchards gave but a poor yield, while those ofNew England did much better. Probably this season willprove an off year for Vermont apples, but we shall have allthat we can use in our own State. A little lemon ends the list, said the hostess. Lemons from Sicily, I suppose, remarked Mr. Baxter. Have you tried the California lemons yet? Yes, said Mr. Smith. We can sometimes get veryfine lemons from
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