Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-11

stone. They make q sort or white
lie " when they are mixed together.
On the top Of these shreds Of boiled
ham are placed and pigeon eggs below.
The soup is again boiled and when
served il looks more like angels food
than swallows spittle. II is said to be
very invigorating add will give q nan
OF so the vigor OF 25.
The shark fms are said 20 have the
same STRENGTHENING properties. They
are made Of the splinters OF the nm OF
shark, and are cooked into soup ana
are served with bit Of ham. Bamboo
shoots are the roots OF the bamboo.
They taste like cooked nuts ana make
yeu think OF white carrots. The Chi
nese are very fond of all kinds Of fungus;
that which was served a. this meal was
q sort Of jelly-like mushroom.
Ali Of the Chinese dishes were served
In such shape that they could easily be
taken up with chopsticks. In place Of
salt each man had little bowl OF Jsps-
nese soy into which he dipped his food
before eating it. The Chinese consider
il barbarous TO bring food On the table
as we do. They think thss everything
should be cooked in small pieces, and
they stew and boil almost everything.
Such meats and vegetables as are fried
are first cut up into the shape OF hash;
the only pigs which are cooked whole
are those which are intended for sacri-
fees. Even the priests cut these into
hash and recoOk them before eating.
FEW RATS AND RIcE EATEN.
An idea seems to privail among for
elgners that the Chinese live on rice and
rats. There is no greater mistake In
the whole dictionary OF errors current
concerning the Chinese. In the north
ern part Of China the common peo-
pie are too poor to afford rice, so they
live upon millet, wheat and corn. a
good deal OF bread Is consumed, but 10
is boiled instead of baked. and IS TO the
better classes, they have as many daln-
ties and as good food as we have. The
fish OF China are among the finest In the
world. They have shad which is fully
equal TO that Of the Potomac, but which
has not half so many bones. You can
buy quail and snipe ADD venison in the
market here, Indeed. / have never
seen finer mutton than that furnished
by the fattailsd sheep on North China.
There is no country in the world Where
so many fowls are eaten.
Speaking OF curious food, the Chinese
are fond of eggs about 100 years old,
and old eggs here are worth about as
much as old wine is in America They
burv eggs, so that It takes about thirty
days TO render picked egg III to eat.
Some of the old eggs have bscome
as black as ink. One or the favorits
dishes for the sick is made up of eggs
which are preserved IN jars OF red clay
and salt water. The Chinese seldom
eat soit-bOiled eggs. IL is the regular
custom TO serve hard-boied eggs 81
birthday celebrations. l have seen no
dogs, rats or cats in Ten Tsin, though
l have no doubt that some Of the very
poor eat them. for was told the other
day that rat flesh is often eaten by old
WON sn as hair restorative.
As To the cooking, this dinner OF Ii
Hung Changes was as we'll cooked and
served as any dinner ever given at the
white houss. The Chinese chef after
few lessons In foreign cooking sur
passes the French. They have also
the best of taste IN table decoration. IL
is much easier to give big dinner here
than in the United States. All you
would have to say 10 the cook would
be to mention the number of guests, as,
for instance: John, me Wanchee No.
l dinner for thirty piece men to-mor-
row night; you go makee ali proper"
You could then leave your house, and
come back at the hour set for the din
Der in your dress suit and you would
find your table beautifully set, the wines
properly arranged and a hrst-class
menu for your guests. Truly these
Chinese are a wonderful people.