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86 A TOUR THROUGH
perior indeed to that of the Sicilian majesty,
who eats off a service of plate, at lead
300 years old, very black and rusty in-
deed : I heard a gentleman ask one day,
whilst we were landing round the table,
if it had not been dugout of Herculaneum,
That of the viceroy is very elegant, and
indeed.the whole of his entertainments cor-
respond with it; though we have as yet
seen nothing here, to be compared to the
luxury of our feast in the granary at Agri-
gentum.
The Sicilian cookery is a mixture of the
French and Spanissi; and the Olio still
preserves its rank and dignity in the center
of the table, surrounded by a numerous train
of fricassees, fricandeaus, ragouts, and pet
de loups; like a grave Spanish Don, amidst
a number of little smart marquis.—The
other nobility, whom we have had occasion
to see, are likewise very magnificent in
their entertainments; but most particularly
in
perior indeed to that of the Sicilian majesty,
who eats off a service of plate, at lead
300 years old, very black and rusty in-
deed : I heard a gentleman ask one day,
whilst we were landing round the table,
if it had not been dugout of Herculaneum,
That of the viceroy is very elegant, and
indeed.the whole of his entertainments cor-
respond with it; though we have as yet
seen nothing here, to be compared to the
luxury of our feast in the granary at Agri-
gentum.
The Sicilian cookery is a mixture of the
French and Spanissi; and the Olio still
preserves its rank and dignity in the center
of the table, surrounded by a numerous train
of fricassees, fricandeaus, ragouts, and pet
de loups; like a grave Spanish Don, amidst
a number of little smart marquis.—The
other nobility, whom we have had occasion
to see, are likewise very magnificent in
their entertainments; but most particularly
in