The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-12-05

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Tnr PRlycE OF Cooks IL TrRKEr.-A,
Soyhc. tho celebrated French cook, who
went out with the Crimean army, still re-
mains in Turkey, studying its cookery. In
the concluding sentence Of this description
he lets out the secret of Ill scientific and sue
ccsslul cookery ''i .f.
"Thcy have many dishes which are indeed
worthy of the table Of tho greatest epicure,
and shall not consider my oriental mission
terminated to my satisfaction till SEQ in
the bills OF frc OF France and England
their" puree dovolaillc aurcs tomatcs ct eOu-
'combres and PURGE do Bahmia aromatisee
Ia creme. etc." Their coffee, iced milk and
shcrbet-in fact, all their principal dishes
mi Cht with the best advantage be adopted
and Frenchifed and Anglicized not 50 thcir
method of serving, in which they mix sweet
and sayory dishes throughout the rcpast;
and less likely still their method Of eating
with their fingers, though after several tri-
ais must admit that it has some peculiar
advantages; their sauces being Of a finnish
nature, require to be absorbed with a piece
of bread in order to partake Of them, which
could not be performed equally we'll by ciih-
or knife or fork. Their custom Of serving
only one hot dish at time is not new 10 ~
we borrowed it from the Russians, WHO
probably took it from the Turks, NO ma
ton. rs vet, has been able to bOass of hav-
mr in;rodnccd single innovation in the
way. Of living of this sinGularly ipcommunl-
catiyc race, the cause OF which can only
attribute to the immense distance placed he
tween the relative social position of the two
sexes: FOR while in Europe the Joaur se1s
forms the soul of society and sociabllity, in
Turkey they are kept in entire scclnsion,
and almost without any kind Of education.
My stay here has not only procured mo the
high honor OF an interview with the sultyn,
but also the adyantagcai becoming acqnaint-
ed with ono Of the most useful and principal
oil, crs of his sublime majestys household
called the Hatclyi Bachji, or GonoraI-in-
chief of the culinary department OF his SUB
lime majesty the Padischah, and he speaks
with yrile of having held that olico five
years with the late Sultun and Padisciah
Mahmoud, and has how retained II for sew
entecn years with his present sublime maieS'
ty. Independent of the private kitchen ol
the Sultan, he has under his command in
tho various places about 600 men cooks,
and had in the time Of Sultan Mahmoud up
wards Of 1000. Having expressed wish
to become acquainted with some OF the
Turkish dishes, and the way in which the
dinner was served, he not only cordiallyg gave
me the required information, bat invited me
70 dinner Ia Turk, at the new palace oil
Dolma Batchi. We were only four guests,
including himself. About seventy small
dishes formed luxurious bill orfirc, which,
after the turkish fashions, were quickly
partaken of, as the Mos-lems only taste
mouthful Of each dish which may take theiF
fancy. He then informed that tho roEas;
wo had partaken of was the fac smib OF the
dinner daily scrvcrd up to his majesty the
Padsohah, who always takes his meals
lone, and, as no bill Of fare is made, every
dish in the Turkish cookery code must be
prepared daily throughout the year, and on
ly varies in quantity according to the abund-
anco or scarcity of the provisions to bo OBJ
taincd in the vnrious seasons, so that his sub
lime majesty may find everything he may
desire within bus imperial call.
{" The Americtn cookery turns very much
upon the Turkish style, while the Crock
has type Of his own, which, regret to say
is far from meeting my appreciation, though
in high Greek families have partaken OF
excellent dinners but the Turkish dishes
were the most satisfactory, the common
cookery OF the Greeks being sloppy and
greasy while, per contra. the Turk has
studied the art of preserving the essence OF
all the provisions employed, which method
will at ali times constitute a palaieablc as
well asa nutritivo food" s8i,rsa
'JEsY LISp ASD LABLAcirE. On the oc-
casion Of this charming sinscr's second re-
hclr-al ut the opera house, the celebrated
Iablachc was 50 delighted with her singing,
that he came up to hcr aud said, '.Giye me