, 1881-07-13
COOKING IN THE TROPICS.


COOKING IN THE TROPICS.
s,~rr,,. .,,.paa., =, C,,.,,,,..r
ahe 'tnca-rrimnlso r, as'i,Il "ass'
whut first ,I sirIkts as'* u5,e'1 te stronecr in tie
State OF Colombia, MS iii my tropical country
every s oec,lpoton @t % + The % Krou i Is tIIloJ
ths fruit IS aost wild, ill., t''s a xren. = cisiss are
done whIcl, Gun well be left u,ltlone. A huge
array of lc1p Ia rcuutrcd IN hnnsckeeniu,. IN
.'.o uo ."e M1Ik .. swo OF s'sree seF'a1ts' ana
these estaplls'lments drift along Will little
system or management. Mistress and maid
n,.t xna .o "no a., ~" ,..iaa a' ,. ."a t.,...
e'l!' oiic Bel''s I'e b1alos o' AeF iohe 1elty
'lair WIN star jessa1'l''e iowers' but her
cleanliness and honesty ars questions Of
..ash, nups!ess ptooen loI i,ossekeepsI' Us u'-
,rnc.apIo anu uhteaehaole as q "lld deer.
Amer1ca, tno Indians arc natural thieves aid
t9o lndolent to work for anything they cntl
nbtaln ln MI ctlsy way. A lndy It'll Dogotn,
the Capital Of Colombia, with n moderate
tue assfstn,ce Of several ,noxas, does a!l the
CATERING and cooking for ordinary occasions,
as well nS for formal dinners utltl entertain
lnents. From six 10 eight additional ,Kirls
Are the walters. nurses, aud ntnitls Of MI
work, ,nnd they naliage to do as llltteas ,,ossi-
bic Of U,,ytlling. These girls are l,a.i FROM.
osy H 70 MI MI oxport edt Cook Il nni s. Sfa s
Is not allowed 10 do tho iilArketinY, sllo
charges lIlure. licr -perlutsits froiii tLis
source nre enormous. Tic Safeguard Is that
American lady would otiurwise be co,nuletr-
Is 1t tue mercy OF .i,er help They bliy lcr
clothes, for she is mt allowed by ctf1llct
to d. ay ya.Hp st'%Hpp!nE :: When ss MiSles ivy ~
| nierclant with no price attached. TIls the
The Foutins Vi tlso day's work begins
sorvud ] In ONES roon. Tlis Is @ nsnal,y @ nccot IT,
pup1ed by several slices Of llatiyo cheese,
wlllch Is quito salt, ailI sometimes by Il ieW
pieces Of wheat or ytlra brettl, At II u'clock
I'll the dinlng-rootil. Sallcocl,o OF caiJo sulip
IS first place'l before you, and is tGa regi,iilr
breakfast tlisl,. ii il sort '0f oiia-polritia;
as nn; q nsaS ~ or rG srhe s Soi s Sfsf
piantain, yi.i,s, ut1i yacn. Garlic Is attls,l to
It for seasoning, lis It il 10 almost everything,
mid a l[ttle icIotu ur StanIsh pnwtfsr 10 EIys
It a ucu cojor, Aftcr thls. solp. ilsh. rtast 1.t
meats. rOast rjilckcn or bvefstrnk uru served.
aud various Salads among tIioii abncate. Of
| Hn1liGntOF UHar.h This frltft fa natural
sninds nrcuiinriy rich md ,ielis,"t,ss ''s Il js
dressed viii, pepper, Salt, and iii. AIacates
are often brought ia our market, Littln
cakes, called eoril arepas, arc Il iayorItc IlIsii
for breakfast. They urc li0he Of corn, cut
from lie cuG. poiltldci ul d iIat stone Till tic
husk is SEPARATED from tie kernel aiMi lis
eruIn is d pcrfcct pasto. Thts Is ti,ell inatio
i,,tt, raSes which 1ira, fried IN Got lnrtf. n,ti
ars ,oysI % and pisasant in Tlayor. ' TMs T piSll. @
taIn is served in:yario,ls WAYS. Wl,S,, II Il
,mrfeetiv hlnnk Il IL rimn. Md il rnnsiri nr
trin NH, Than ii il ncff,.,t. Cit +, slies nrd
sFaF "Sp o eS i oen c In W" bs fI it1
tiji inf innp. ami stirrei lntn n wril.hentrt,
ollleiot, wIiei, Is conkeG liz Til, usual why.
Greull plNlta1s or miniature fruit which liily
Turned yellow are boiled n1lrl baked. III baK-
I'LL iitfle water, % b,tter. ad On II s,,rar. @ aid aid @ baEed
Til brown. Tlloy aro served without pest
iuc.
Tnms. which are abundant md fIne m
CoIoalb|a, aro % usually cut III a,,arteTs. pcoled
and boiled. when they are mnsGcd ind
served, or rollei Tito tIea.y littia balls, ind
filled, Yam salad is something like potato
saIuu. but better. II ia ninda Of b,,iletI yaills
dressed with silt, ucI1pcr oiye oil. md itno