And the band played on
Let us anticipate by a couple of months all the brouhaha when the various mediums of communication remind us one morning with our breakfast that the night 14/15 April is the centenary of the sinking of the TITANIC.
THE TITANIC
And the band played on.
If Jesus and his twelve apostles had been on the Titanic on that fateful, misty evening of the 14th April 1912 in the North Atlantic, when that great ship and that great iceberg converged and conjoined in a cold ritualistic embrace and began their last frozen waltz, they would no doubt have travelled First Class, (a suite for Himself and shared cabins for His 12 followers).
They might well have eaten something from the following menu.
FIRST CLASS DINNER MENU – 14 April 1912
Hors D’ouvres Variès – Oysters
Consummé Olga – Cream of Barley
Salmon, Mousseline Sauce, Cucumber
Filet Mignon Lili – Sauté of Chicken, Lyonnaise – Vegetable Marrow Farcie
Lamb, Mint Sauce – Roast Duckling, Apple Sauce – Sirloin of Beef, Chateâu Potatoes
Green Peas – Creamed Carrots – Boiled Rice – Parmientier & New Potatoes
Punch Romaine
Roast Squab & Cress – Cold Asparagus Vinaigrette – Pâté de Foie Gras – Celery
Waldorf Pudding – Peaches in Chartreuse Jelly – Chocolate & Vanila Eclairs – French Ice Cream
And the band played on.
