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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1965)
a Most Exclusive Restaurant Americ Bean soup whe mix gath dinin legislators Washingto the in politic and marked: room “For Senator On ‘s Sans U. gue their and cantankerous sort, Senator J. Glenn Beall of Mary- LTHOUGH NOT land go to his feet durin th last ses- of the U.S. Senate and with fierce “I free rise colleague cried: defend to State of fair the great, of the name Maryland against insult. an I having those crab cakes served in the Sen- ate dining room called Maryland crab. cakes.” While fellow Senators chuckled, Beall thun- dere tha the crab cakes h had sample were cracker crumbs and taste at least 80-- like sawdust. He growled: “These alleg crab rabbit stew that has some cakes remind me ofthe meat Senator have ~~ been in Beall’s ire colored tongue in cheek but and the genuine have room his For 103 horse.” one cake crab certain the over with and a concern of th menu. was statesmen been pushing hungrily through the dining- doors marked “For Senators Only” in the reporters taurant, it is as Capitol Known America’ one of the the at restaurant, was ATERING basic res- and TO SENATORS THE function of the lad, like turns the to one his = and nights, winter customers mous in manager lic the of the same stam to is b far L. the hours a cover, collection meals are fa- Robert Sonntag “We serve the pub- the Senators.” says restaurant. food we serve LEONARD S Weekly / DAVIDOW President WALTER C. DREYFU Associate PATRICK E. O'RO WILLIAM V. HUSSE places.” Willinger. and specia recipe own Vice January 31, ‘ — afternoon. At the next meeting of the Committee, Dubois brought the case of the missing soup to the attention of the mem- bers. In a historic action the committee, which governs the restaurant, ruled that henceforth the soup alway should be on the menu. The Senat restaurant’s bowl), navy bean soup ha (there’s in Hong Kong that charges $ since been served all but world the over of the soup say the best connoisseurs Capitol. Senator George Smathers” of Florida~-says,——}j- in the pot. I suspec we haven&# washed our bean pot in years.” Then he adds with a grin, “I wouldn’t be surprise if there an old Cangressiona Record stewing around were ~ “The in secret’s there somewhere.” to Make the Senate Famous Bean Soup Wash 2 pound of small Michigan navy beans and then run them through hot water until the beans are white again Boil slowl 31 hours in covered pot containing 4 quarts of water and onion 1% pound of smoked ham hocks. Braise choppe in a little butter and add tt to the soup. Season with salt and pepper. (Serves 8 persons How 1965 ROBER FITZGIBBON BEN KARIMAN and Advertising Director Advertising Manager ARDE EIDEL Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor Managing Editor PHILUP DYKSTRA Art Director ¢ MORTON FRANK Vice President, Publisher Relations Chic Yor N 10022 Chica ii 60616 Ave, ~ Editorial office: 405 Park Ave., New Business office: 1727S. Indiana Ave. MELANIE D PROF Food Editor 11 6060 | © 1965 PROCESSIN AND a a is served at the Publisher President isthe one menu Publisher Executive serve Rules restaurant course, Its to The soup was elevated to the status of a tra- dition a yea later when Senator Fred Dubois of Idaho discovered’ the soup missing from the fixture. low- a day “Our Washington,” ‘Advertisin office: 179 N. Michiga “travels Photograph on many the is of restaurant. Family cold his are geare to the hours of the Senate. If the Senate’ works late, the’dining room stay open filibuster last late. During the long civil-rights operate around the clock. year, the restaurant The Senate restaurant ‘also-serves the public. The public dinin room has as many as 1,800. * affectionately regarded institutions. Today th dining room looks much as it did 75 years ago, White-jacketed waiters. still qui- etly serv the Senators and their guests beneath crystal chandeliers, ornately carved ceilings, and ‘huge gleaming mirrors. is split into two The dining room actually rooms, one for the Republican and one for Dem- ocrats. Eac room has a long, gleaming table. most On Senate a required One dish Sonntag is Senate’s world-famous navy bea soup. This soup favorite since 1907 when Senator has been a Knute Nelson of Minnesota gave the Senate cook this, over: man: young Washing- to exclusive Senate’s oldest most room. He served nearly 60 year and took an almost paternal interest in the diet of some of the Sena- tors. The late Preside Kennedy hada reputa--— tion for being a light eater while he served in the Senate and Paul Johnson often chided the may Yéstaurant Ameriéan years, waiter amount over reputation of the Senate Senate wing of the ton rabbit it—one GAINES BO By dini beautiful, orate Often, the joking takes on a regional (and polit- ical) tang. Kenneth Keating, then Senator from New York, once was dining with a Southern Senator who,:at the end of the meal leaned over and commente “Ken, that was the best piec o appl pi I ever had.” With a.wicked twinkle, Keatin replied “No wonde it tasted so good Th pie was mad from Norther Sp apples!” the head- Until he died in 1962 Paul- re- sent horse th freshman Senators don’t -tell “Sometimes we which room belong to their party,” says Sena- tor Carl Hayde of Arizona..“‘So plenty of young Senators spen hours talking to men of the oppo- sition before discovering their mistake.” Inthe privacy of these inner rooms, the Sena- tors relax, gossip, and banter with one another. a sion look’at his in served are Only BOOK INC. Chicog Ill. Rosaly Asea Jock Ryan Peer J. All right reserved. Bob Gaines, Hal Landon, Oppenheime Hollywood ‘_-
