The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-21
DELICIOUS EIELS.
The Japanese Mode of Making tie Ser
pcntinc Fish a Delightful Morscl.

Il luiltlSIo INI ONt'tC NllltS. NbHe amer
noon in April was Strollng about the
streets engaged in Watching the in
| tcrcSting occupations of In cpcoplc, when
L met II young japanese who had been
educated ut Harvard, and who ap-
prcciatcd slice off the breast of Il can
vas-back duck and Il tcndcroin steak us
perfectly us zone of the manner born. y
Having politely samtcd me, he re-
marked:
81 am on my way to Manoki's.
| Would you like to join me in Il feast of
broilcd cClsp 1t is said that this month
the unagi is u fit morsc for the gods. "
replied, with somewhat dubious
shake of the head. II never WAS very
fond of those marine snakes"
"Probably You have never tasted them
prepared by my countrymcn.' he slyly
| returned. II remember once eating
some ut Dc.monico's (shuldcrng.)
They We're soft ilavorlcSS morSclS, IN
closed in Il quivcring Jelly. Come acng
with me"
Are the ccIs good to-day?' patron
izingly inquired my friend OF the pro-
prictor. IL have heard that their flavor
is not quite what it used 10 be- DO YOU
| procure them from the city canals. or
are they from the Smm;da rivcr?" The
| proprietor bowed, thcn twitchrd the left
| corner of his mouth, after the fashion of
Japanese uttcring Il joke, and an
swcrcd
"lIonorablc sir, do YOU for Il moment
| imagine | SHOULD offer canal-brcd GELS to
such Il jud~c aS Yourself? No, no.
You know that have Il nigh reputation
and buy nothing but the mosrbrautilll
GELS that come from Tie Sumid;i. Re
mcmbcrng that the time was near for
you TO pay lis Il visit, hay" saved some
of the finest fish YOU ever saw. Would
you like TO come into the kitchen and
inspect thcm?'
HAL gently added his wife, who
had listened TO his speech with down
cast eyes, "lhat is so. We have some
| cells fit for Il daimio.'
"What do YOU say?' inquired my
companion. "Would you Iii ilc to vis,
| the culinary Department.
Not until have dincd," answered
smiling suspicously ut the faint odor of
| picked radish that issued from Il rear
department. The waitress quickly ap-
pcarcd with some trays containimg
square. black. lacqucrcd boxes, bearing
| the signs of the house and Il number.
| Placing one before each OF us She re-
moved the tightly-litting lids and re-
vcalcd the contents, which were Sec
tons of y-browncd, broicd. split
| GELS. Skcwcrcd together that gave out Il
most appctizing odor The GIRL smiled
rs she watched my looks, and rcplcn-
ishing my saucer, placed it near me,
| murmurimw:
81 think YOU will find the unagi very
| pleasing to your taste"
| took my chopStichS in my right
hand. inserted the points in the flesh.
broke of II morScl and ate. Yc mods!
1t was delicious. rich, tender, dclca;clv
Favored, and bonclcSS! | drew my box
toward me, nodded approvingly ut the
attendant, and enjoyed the dclcctablc
food. The smiling girl brought in box
after box, the contents of each being
nicer than the last, have partakcn OF
fried oysters nj home. broilcd fish in ali
countries, and the dclcacics OF every
| cline, but have never more thoroughly
enjoyed amy dish than did those cclS.
AT last laid down my chop>ticks, and,
glancing at my friend, cNclaimcd:
You were right in saying that this is
dish for the gods. We ought to intro
ducc it ut homc.n
The waitress bowed in acknowledge
mcnt of my praise, and inquired if we
would ike to eat some rice
"Yd nodded my companion, Il
think could empty = bowl or two"
Away went the girl, who after Il brief
delay, returned, bearing II large tray on
which was n covered wooden tub, con-
tanning hot rice, two lacQucrcd bowls, q
teapot, and some tiny cups.
contrircd TO cat one portion OF the
a. nli l.,
lighted my pipe and watched my friend,
who had his bowl rclilled dozen
times, and moistcncd his food by satur-
ating it with tea
How do you contrivc to render tho
skins of the fish SO tcndcr!' asked the
girl.
81 do not know she answered,
glancing timidly mt the mats "Thc
cooks never permit us TO learn their
secrets. If you like to visit the kitchen
they will no doubt explain everything to
You"
"Now for the bill" said my compan-
ion, rclilling his pipe altogether, you
have given us n very tolcrablc meal"
In few moments she came back,
carrying n small scoop-likc tray, in
which was placed Il slip of paper con-
tanning reckoning. This she pushed
along the mat toward him; she then
bowed and remained with her face close
to the floor, while he infinitely scruti-
nized the document. Taking his purse
from his sleeve he dropped some money
into the tray, and remarked in low
| tone:
You may keep the change" QO
ccnts). His muniiccncc almost over
powered the waitress, who bowed re-
peatcdly, and gratefully murmucd:
"Your generosity resembles that of n
foreigner. Anyone can see that you
have travelled After we had smoked
awhile he asked whether would like to
visit the kitchen, and on my replying in
the affirmative summoned The landlady,
who said: "You honor us too greatly.
My husband shall show you how we
prepare the cols." We rose quilted the
room and descending the laddcr-likc
| stairway, the steps of which were
polished smooth MS glass, slipped on our
| foot-coyerings and entered the kitchen.
On the hard earthcn floor were rows of