Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-31

weight OF remafhaDle quaniitl OF
small plates, filed with all kind of
catables, quite encouraging to the
appetite and OF most delicious taste,
but which were altogether too deli
cate for the maws Of hungry mari
ner. Tea was served in exceedingly
small cups, which servants were al
ways on hand to fill there was nei-
ihcr sugar nor milk in it,but out of
regard for US, they had provided
some sugar candy. These were no
Thing but the proliminaries Of the feast.
The repast properly SO called consis-
ted Of twelve kinds of soup, which
we were assured was in japan con
sidered to be royal repasi. II is the
custom there to have feasts consisting
Of three, four or nine soups or ser
vices, according TO the quality OF the
guests but dinner Of twelve soups
YEAS the nc plus ultra OF the consid-
Grafton they could show stranger.
The food was put in small plates
of the size of 4 saucer, and consisted
Of different kinds Of meat, fish, veg
elables and fried eggs, and only think,
there was plate filed with the
greatest dellcacy of all-dog's meat,
Do not believe for moment that The
animals which are used for this pur-
pose in the Japanese kitchens resem-
bic in any respect European quadru-
peds Of Inc same name. They are
delicate little puppies iatiened for
this purpose from the most tender
are; aud | frankly confess, | have
never eaten m,re agreeable ~ more
succulent meat the most ias,idious
cpicure would have no fault TO find
with IT.
with the tea, they served us with
.JRck,g, a drink made of rlce,--and
81 most delicious iast but again with
out sugar.-I'hey poured IT out of a
pot placed on the table, and il was
given to US in little Lilliputlan cups,
4 of the size Of lhlmble, made Of Chi
ma, which obliged us to get them fill
led up several times. This drink was
not at all Intoxicating, and | confess
for my part, | d,ank fifteen cups of it
without feeling the slightest effect. 1t
is quite remarkable, tina. all the meats
are served up in very small quantities,
but they are handed around SO often
that in the END one is satisfied.
TO eat these luxurios, they had
chop sticks on the table, kind of
sharp pointed ebony stick, such as
the Chinese use, which they hold be
tween the thumb and the third finger,
which they move about at pleasure
4 periorued my part very well to'
my FIRST attempt; yet To- cat The soup
or rather different kinds OF soups
they managed To make up for on
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Us spoons made of China, whist the
used the chnp-sticks with great dex
tclity. Apart from these rather sin.
gular customs, IN point OF manners
and refinement there was nothing to
complain of.-Like all % ienla ma
lions, the peculiarly of their taste
may at first strike US raiher out OF
the way but we soon get accustom,
ed TO them, and, Lelieve, the Amer
lean officers who accepted Of their
hospitality hand no reason TO regret
the reception they met with. We
returned to the ships, highly dellgh-
ted with the ciyilities of these gran
dees of Japan and although they gave
us dogs meat TO eat, no one said he
had an appetite for any other dellca-
cy.--Every one seemed satisfied.