and then there were apple pies , and peach pies , and pumpkin pies ; besides slices of ham and smoked beef ; and moreover delectable dishes of preserved plums , and peaches , and pears , and quinces ; not to mention broiled shad and roasted chickens ; together with bowls of milk and cream , all mingled higgledy- piggledy , pretty much as i have enumerated them , with the motherly teapot sending up its clouds of vapor from the midst -- heaven bless the mark !