said he . ` Name any dish you wish to have cooked , and give me the materials I ask for , and you shall see . ' He said much more , and at last persuaded the head cook to give him a trial . They went into the kitchen -- a huge place with at least twenty fireplaces , always alight . A little stream of clear water ran through the room , and live fish were kept at one end of it . Everything in the kitchen was of the best and most beautiful kind , and swarms of cooks and scullions were busy preparing dishes . When the head cook came in with Jem everyone stood quite still . ` What has his highness ordered for luncheon ? ' asked the head cook . ` Sir , his highness has graciously ordered a Danish soup and red Hamburg dumplings . ' ` Good , ' said the head cook . ` Have you heard , and do you feel equal to making these dishes ? Not that you will be able to make the dumplings , for they are a secret receipt . ' ` Is that all ! ' said Jem , who had often made both dishes . ` Nothing easier . Let me have some eggs , a piece of wild boar , and such and such roots and herbs for the soup ; and as for the dumplings , ' he added in a low voice to the head cook , ' I shall want four different kinds of meat , some wine , a duck 's marrow , some ginger , and a herb called heal-well . ' ` Why , ' cried the astonished cook , ` where did you learn cooking ? Yes , those are the exact materials , but we never used the herb heal-well , which , I am sure , must be an improvement . ' And now Jem was allowed to try his hand .
He could not nearly reach up XXXXX the kitchen range , but by putting a wide plank on two chairs he managed very well .
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