Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-16
, Az SIN AS A SERVANT.
The MongoiIsn Cook secretively Refuses
60 Make Known His Recipes.

Those accustomed to "Beau Brum-
mel' colored walters or neat house
maids can hardly appreciate how ridic-
ulous Chinaman first appears in the
capacity OF waiter, with his shaFed
head, snakelike queue. stiffly laun-
dered long, white coat and apron, pam
talet-like trousers, and thick-soled
slippers; but with all, says a writer in
the Washington Post, he serves the
different courses "alle lite," and hand-
les the table appointments with his
long, thin fingers in a characteristic
style all of his own. When house
keeper employs q "China bov" she
must in the very beginning forciby
demonstrate to him in pigeon Eng
iish" his different duties, else when
she calls upon him to perform extra
ones he never fully prehends.
As an instance, a cook was one dav
directed by his mistress 10 select and
"deyitalize' two chickens for dinner.
He seemed never TO have heard of q
chicken until he saw no way ont of ft.
whereupon the widest confusion and
csckling issued from the poultry yard,
and there stood "Ah Wing" franticallv
swinging the neck Of the last Of score
Of chickens, as he calmly said: you
tell me killee chicken an / killee
chicken As the household supply Of
coal oil was diminishing at n great
rate, Ah Wing was questioned about
it. Much nstonished, he asked do
you think drink coal oi?' His con-
yersstion consisted much OF the
phrase. "You think so." When meet
ing visiting member Of the family
whom his mistress presented as her
brother, he politely said. You think
so;' laughipgly she told him she had
always been taught to believe so.
Chinamen are exceedingly secretive,
and housewives seldom lind out how
they prepare certain favorite dishes,
for as soon as her "chef" is watched he
hastily gathers together his ingre-
dients and utensils and retires to the
pantry or discontinues operations alto
gether, aud it is quite rs impossible
TO get him TO write out a formula Of
any kind. The young son OF family
living near Los Angeles once pur-
chased an ostrich egg. and as an ex-
pertinent had the cook make an omelet
OF it, requesting him TO write the
recipe. 1t goes without saying the
omelet was more powerful than deli
cate, and the description read "One
heapee big egg he makee one heapee
big omelee."
Celestisls have penchant for sweet
desserts and frequently to encourage
new cooks families attempt to partaEe
Of three different egg desserts at one
dinner. It is a better and more eco
nomical plan to hide the eggbeater in
the beginning. They also possess a
great fondneSs fo- lettering and exc
cutting the most fantastic designs, with
cones, on pies and puddlngs. In these
they often sadly mix ;ae:r Sunday
school teachings and show a lack OF
reverence. Once at large boarding
house in Pasadena, the beautiful sub
urb of Los Angeles, the cook shocked
all the boarders by placing before
them pie, upon which was the follow
ing exhortation: "Come TO Jesus.
Marengo Hall" Another, in making
out his grocery lists always heads
them with a scriptural quotation as
BLESSED are the pure in heart for they
shall see God. Two packages Of corn
starch. tive pounds of butter"