CARDINAL MANNING.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 679, 20 June 1914, Page 3

CARDINAL MANNING.

HOW TO MAKE SUGAR SANDWICHES. Many an hour have I spent in Cardinal Manning's study in Carlisle Place. The house has now been turned into Government offices.: but in those days (and I am talking of over twenty years ago) it A7as the official residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster. Once a week—every Thursday—we used to go to tea. How well I remeraber the first time we went. There was nothing but bread and butter, and the Cardinal was quite upset about it. ''Bring some jam," said Cardinal Mann : ng. "There is none," replied the butler. "Then cake," said his Eminence. •There is no cake, your Lordship." "Then what have we got .in the house ?" ' '■Nothing of that sort, my Lord." The Cardinal seemed most upset, and, as far as I can remember; so were we. There was a pause, and then a smile came over the aged man's face. He had evidently thought of a brilliant idea. '"Have you boys ever had a sugar sandwich ?" he said quietly. We replied that we had not. •Well, all that I can tell you is, it beats ' jam * into a cocked hat." To be made sugar sandwiches by a live Cardinal does not fall i to the lot of many boys—and how good tjiose sandwiches were ! The recipe may interest some people. There was a slight difficulty at out the sugar—it was lump, and, of course, had to be crushed. Several articles on the Archbishop's table were suggested, but were, not considered heavy enough. A;t last I spotted a bronze statuette of St. Peter in his chair—l fancy a copy of St. Peter's statue in Rome—on the large marble mantelpiece. This made a most excellent crusher, and was used by the Cardinal as such.—Pat a' Becket, in the "Pall Mall/ Magazine."