The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-05-31
All SIN AS 4 SERVANT.
The Moncolian Cook Secre;fveIy Refuses
10 Make known His Recipes.

Those accustomed to Beau Brum.
mel" colOred walters or neat house
maids can hardly appreciate how ride
ulous Chinaman first appears in tie
capacity of waiter, with his shaved
head. snakelike queue, stifliv laun-
dered long, white coat and apron. pam
talet-like trousers, aud thick-soled
slispers; but with all. SAWS 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 4 characteristic
style all of his own. When Il house
keeper employs China boy" she
must in the very beginning forcibly
demonstrate to him in pigeon Eng
fish" his different duties. else when
she calls upon him to perform extra
ones he never fully comprehends.
As an instance. Il cook was one day
directed by his mistress to select and
"devitalize" two chickens for dinner.
He seemed never to have heard of
chicken until he saw no way ont of it.
whereupon the widest confusion and
cackling issued from the poultry yard,
and there stood "Ah Wing" frauticallv
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 great
rate, All Wing was questioned about
it. Much astonished, he asked: DO
You think ! drink coal oil?" His con-
versation consisted much of the
phrase. You think So" When meet
ing a visiting member of the family
whom his mistress presented as her
brother, he politely said, You think
so;" laughingly she told him she had
always been taught 10 believe so.
Cinnamon are exceedingly secretive,
and housewives seldom find out how
they prepare certain favOrite dishes,
for as soon as her chef" is watched he
hastily gathers together his ingre-
dents and utensils and retircs TO the
pantry or discOntinucs operations alto
"cther. and it is quite az impossible
10 get him to write out formula of
any kind. The young son Of family
living near Los Angeles once pur-
chased al ostrich EGG. and as an ex-
pertinent mad the cook make an 0melet
of it, requesting aim 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 hcapee
bic omelee."
Celestials have penchant for sweet
desserts and frequently to encourage
new cooks families attempt to parta.c
of three different egg desserts al one
dinner. 1t is 4 better and more eco
nomcal plan to hide the eggbcater in
the beginning. They also possess II
great fondness for lettering and exc
cutting the most fantastic designs, with
cones, on pies and buildings. In these
they often sadly mix their Sunday
school teachings and show lack OF
reverence. Once at a large boarding
house in Pasadena. the beautiful sub
ur5 of Los Angeles, the cook shocked
all the boarders by placing before
them Il pie, upon which was the follow
ing eNhorlation: Como 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, five pounds of butter"