The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-31

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Ssfes that eeee son those who have zone
BEEN treAsea With 2 nnsnal hospitality and |
given the best 81 sssse land.
he principal OF staple f5ssi ~ the So /
means IS bread fTuIz feis tfay eel and ts,eoa
nuts They also have more than hmm
dred xassefiee ct sitlaef prexincf<, suela rs /
oranges lIiness haHnfssaas. fish and d native
pig They cat do without oranges and the /
other fruits. bs1t they cannot Ese we'll on !
fish and sucking PIG aione- These last !
fNa articles are their present and emily SUP
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named, have been DESTROYED ssy the reeeut
ssornl. They 80 not cultivate the ground
They ki1npl5 lie iosrn under tire and let /
the bread drop In their mouths 50 10 SPEAK
fishes In their hands and cat them without
taking the trouble d, rDuk them n takes
them two or thrrp hours 60 cook dinner
and one meal q GMy Ii all they prepare
usually about the middle III the day. for
late in the afternoon tsies start out aud
around the islands, inside the coral reeiS,
s1..aring and fishing. and refnrning Hgaisl
early In the morning while ii it cool with
fresh fruits, feis. cf.e. Al about III aseloek
q. m. they commences preparing for their
large hole ca the grunnsa. and bald ! fire. !
starting up by rubbing the ends ia two
pieces of light wood together. These stxsn
ignite. when the fiEe Is started they pat
number 81 large siosses into il arsd heat
them until they are red hot. Ut,on these
hot stones are placed several laverxof large
green lerses, usually the banana leaf. /
which Il from four to eight feet long and q
foot wide. On top OF these are plated. say
about a hnShsI 81 feis.
THE lei is. in shape Ike banann, but
TASTES very much like a sweet potato, with
the difference that II Is swectef and more
juicy. After icing cooked the Tel skin
comes OF the same as II does from 3 ba.
mana About siu1en Of bread fruits, about
/ the size Of q mans head, are placed on the |
he m ii
much the Wild Usage hedge ORANGES, and
when baked and the huh taken OIL tastes |
partly ike oar wheat bread and partly
like an Irish potato
Several bamboo sticks are hllud with
ing on this. Other bamboo sticks are cut
and fflled within pudding made Of arrow
root and young eoeoarut grated. This Is /
hayorcd with vanilla grown on the islands.
s. E ,he axs ,, az s sns .,,,s ~ ~ s I'm,
of bologna sausage and Is extra good.
Large fish are cleaned. wrapped In big |
Green leaves and laid on top Last. but !
not least. comes the sucking pig You
a candle Il put inside 81 the carcass Il |
makes q coed lantern, as the. light shines
out through the ribs. But these pigs are
not ike the american pig, They are not
- greasy They are as sweet aud tender as
count az their being led on cocoaiuts.
Hut this is net al After these articles
are covered with another layer of leaves.
ali the dirt that w6s taken osas Of the hole Is
thoroughly covered over the leaves and the
IRE left tn heat for two hours or more
During this time Il shady sput Is chosen
10 spread the dinner On tie ground. with
the large bahama leaves lis table cloths |
a quantity 81 fresh epcoanufs are gathered
~ the little hoys from the tops OF the trees.
The " alter taken from them IS a. cool as II
II had been put On ice. and is used Tor
drinking. and the green nut grated and
squeezed through d cloth makes the richest
oil milk A Jersey cow 4 milk Is not 10 ~
rnsnporesl with this for children. the ont
side or shciI al the cpcoanut + used Tor
Guns aud sfixhes.
THE cabbaxe thst grows on the top OF
Ne rocoanut tree makes the finest raiad
Known. bus IL nr.sy usssd an ur,sat ofea-
sions. g 10 cus the cabhare from. the tree
kills Il. This was 4 great occasion Of
/ which / am speaktpu. afla a psiti-aera sauce
was made, which consists O. the milk
snueexef from tl,u cf,sa6a rratinrx. mixed
| With sea water. and fiavorcd Win vanilla.
! Then the decocliur was heated over the
| firc. This rance is used on nearly every
thing thew eaf. Although We fouud that
/ i,sffer added rrpafly ~ the tanss Of the
bread fruif and fei. Each plate. al acting.
vas snpp1ied with one cocoanut cup 81