New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-10

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1Ls gain u tie barley IL broken aud thsn dried il v
.,sB. And B0w I thinking how very neca.-
h 10 10 explain my stery OF the Eastern Kitchen ~
WsstsfD tTbyelers should commit graf many ~
DER, ind ,abmit IT, many disspp0niments .fpcs ~
sfnc nsme repfeseDts On the two sides Of the - |
pbofus quite dissimar things. Suppose you All -.
plsD and are treated with plate OF boilel 4. a.
All bf osf 81 bread, aud What VIII you get; so,,,
this starch ,slt CAKE rather doughy and greysh, :
the Turkish bread which Is kEeaded in half mas
and eooked in az much time upon Hat piece ~ -
looking more like the cover Of large saleeusa ~
hby thing else. Bat the most grievous Of -
MINDS disspp0Btments u IN cup OF coffee A go
You sst foot 10 MussumsD country, YOU VAN I. ~,
he real Mocha coffee prepared as il ought tohe ks
very creators Of cOiiccby the happy people sAo2,ss
coffee from the beginning OF the world. let me 49,
,ou. however, that more than month il reou;,.Is |
learn, don't say to appreciate II, but 10 be ep,x
10 drink il without the most ludcroas Of gr;m@.
Happily, the scanloess ofquantity makes I'D er hsE
terDess Of the quality. Only imagine a little -,
scarcely larger tnhn a tLmble filled with msI
stuff as bitter as gall, sticking 10 your Ina ~
mouth. throat, and your teeth Sugar is cat ~ -
question, rst only because the native prefers eoSs.
itself but because sugar is not TO be found In u;o.'
nine out of hundred Asistc localities. have NJ
nearly three years in this part OF the world and 4.
acme OF my requirements in cOGeedrinsiue. consishs
being able to put the cup to my lips and 'p some dru
n
sh grandee, sec the small round tray, covered win,
Northumberland handkerchief appear in the room
SILVER Min is another victim OF Turkish ignerane,
Neither fresh milk nor cream was ever tasted by "A
Osman AS sOon as the sweet beverage Is drawn fspn
the goat or the COW, il is put to the hre and aeem
TO boil thought at first ii Was 20 prevent i fcs
getting sour but sourness is on the contrary tie gs
ity most required. and nothing Is omitted that can hss
ten the desired transformation from sweet into 500
milk. This they call iaourd, ant II is the eorimnsx
shane in which milk is nsed. Tie laourd also n
CURES great deal of habit to become reconcled o
nj first the very sight oft sick ned me, aud could a.
help remembering that IN happy Europe such stat /
devoted to tie pgs, little by little however, aud de
No the hot season began 10 discover that Ya0urd VA
very refreshing beverage, and am now 50 slr ADM,
ed in bsrbarism, as TO drink with some pleasure II
ka,mak is a better sort oil thing How 1t Is made
do not know but il looks very much like the ska ts
comes the boiled cream At hrst it is not que
SO thick butter but after some time It dries up M
becomes as hard as the crust ri cake Once 10 tAE
condition. il is stored up for fitting occasions, sndwd
required, some warm wateriS thrown upon 1t whIeAk
stores il to its pristine state Another dish, repgM
very delicate consists in rice or barley, rolled upn
vine leaves aud mixed with melted butter. Oh swef
meats there are some hundred kinds. Several Z
them would be toerably good. If honey DID rot usar
the place of sugar and rancid butter that OF ifesk
The hest 10 my taste, is compound OF i0ur, water
-f"'"t
before the Ere When served il has the appearance
chesnut PURGE but though rather tasteless il Is d
that soit of things which one eats without knowing
either how much, or why. viii not keep you longer
upon culinary topics than 10 apprIle you ever yoa
ne SO fortunate as 10 SIT down at IurAih banquet
not TO think the entertainment DONE because sweet
ueofs are served Sweets are the general eairsmsis
Ater the soup. after the boiled and the roasted meat
in short between every service, sweets are Ayishd
upou the company, and ss6Ttd too, that Is TO a!,
excellent syrups mixed with water, which iofms
very comforting addition. since water or wAa
are never served nrl the close OF the NEST
Another piece Of advice, and | make my EN-
fem the dining room; III you are lo'e1 =, Pnat
never despair OF getting it, but keep part OF your sPp
t,e in store for the end Oi tie dinner since pau sn
served ms ia our countries at the beginning OF the ma
but At the opposite extremity. When eighteen
twenty dishes lave disappeared, after meats Of all sors
luits salads cheese aud all the rcaf guard nave ee
discussed, there comes an Immense dish Of plisaN
conpanod By HLole roasted goat OF lalnp, iAeef
raciiv of q Turks stomach is really wOndfoas aai
this last piece de resistance, ltieu an IL ~ "e"
turns TO the kitchen IT.
Ree,re mysrtirsl in this land ofmaTels woahtk
believe that the highest and bestbred ladies' and @s
AZ. with their fingers. Mahonct does not p'osens
forks and il is easy to make or 10 get sOne' sAAs
WAS perfectly convinced that the use OF hhssn wa
limited To poor and vulgar people What blanaef'
10 not like TO speak ct the Padsha bat no doubt ne
Grand r;rer punacs his fingers into all his ragoats WIS
makes the thing still more disgusting, Is the eIea%
stance that Oh account If the custom oil never ainA
I'm dinner is finished all the dishes swim IN a' oalk
iuice or oil True, il is that modiately before ana
fer dinner every land Is washed win water ana w
still as nobody takes his portion upon hs own p@s'a
,,ntches il from the common dish, tue kght aalE
igce are rather eai ant Why 90 they perslstia
pm uugoeial practice This seems t. me pfoon
worthy Of some academy attention. Tue worAF
,fit is that the Osnans think us and our iOrhsPh"
I, tb,urd 20 much go that II using the last 10 hch
fence. YOU are expected to apologize. "Ne'cf NM
sneyer mind" they answer good na,urediy eaoss..
"eyery people las its own way ana none o. We.
"aro thoroughly bad; don't troU0le youtseNss w. ""
.. cat as YOU are accustomed to do; we don't NINA
Nv Tutkorran lady's dinner was rot aspenild onf
but Nss tired and hungry so that some irel ~
wore welcome enough. Before ! had done ulgn' ~
clofed and / laid down upon my own ma''f'ss. VIZ
ued mn in nv furs bv TIC side OF good Woo nv.
Vas The first night 1 slept in the sane ev,
with my h0ros, ard the society sl
agree with me much. They hegaeh
stamped aud quereed all night long ~
how lie SelIIes (groons) could live at all aDce 90
onr hard DAYS work fhe night was Sill wosse ~.
the Turks ana the Arabs think that nore ns. u
drink either after 10 has worked or before nsI
com Ifhe does say they, he gets instantly y a..
his limbs and soon after dies. Being assures y -
no sooner did we reach our nights quarters ~.
Se.ees walked our horses up aud down, Tor se,l u
hours tine; after which they put them in the 49, ~.
and left them there without any food or dnaa ~
several hours. 1t was often not iaF ron m.,t
allen tie poor beasts were allowed to dnnk, Pm
for Il purpose to the village fountain, and %. ~
came back NON drinking were they made n1PH a.
tieir portion Of corn Then il was time 70 eles.
avery complicated process, and soon ater y =. -
to mount and start. This meal at night was m
enc slotted to them during the weets-loar hos - <
they travelled during twelve or fourteen -
Peer beusts Sill. they were strong neAi.s!sfTs.a
,pi,ii,d enough SO much Tor Tie sIe1s'H~
aud The benefit ol sobrieiy.
have given you rather lengthy detail o. 9h -
first davis travel alter lett Aneofa ous ~ -
t,v5 ~ writ n diary nor 10 repeat hGntt1" -