Dumas Mistakes Mushroom for Umbrella at Inn
While in England the writer Alexander Dumas tried to order mushrooms with meat but could not explain in English. He drew a mushroom, the innkeeper understood, and returned with a large umbrella instead.
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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1945
Page
8
While in England the writer Alexander Dumas tried to order mushrooms with meat but could not explain in English. He drew a mushroom, the innkeeper understood, and returned with a large umbrella instead.
On Ghost Island Lark and Galt join Matson for a perilous voyage. Matson forces Lark to identify David North as a thief, staging a grim public display. The night ends with Lark coerced into complicity as danger closes in.
The advice covers making patching plaster with equal parts salt and starch to fill wall holes. It also explains softening a hardened tube of shaving cream or toothpaste by briefly warming it under hot water and soaking dried fruit in hot water for faster results.
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