The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-01
A TREAT FOR Ii.
Turkey Cooked as Bird Was
Never Cooked Before.
Delegation to Leave Tonight TO Pre-
sent II to the Envoy.

The Cinnamon of Providence will go
and see their famous corntryman, IL
Hung Chang, at New York and they
will 60 bearing gifts.
Yesterday forenoon there was a fiutter
of excitement in the various laundries
and tea stores, caused by brief message
sent out by Sing Wah, the leader OF the
movement.
This message was, OF course, In
Chinese, but one of the pleased recipients
translated it for a NEWS reporter as fol-
lowe: "You should be at meeting to
be held in Sing Wah's place tonight to
do honor to LII Hung Chang"
Last mig hts meeting, which was at
tenned by 70 Cinnamon, was only
preliminary affair 10 decide on the best
time for visiting New York and paying
respects to the great am bassador from
the Emperor to all nations, and to take
vote on the gift.
With the Orientals the question of food
is serious one and with the great men
of the empire the matter of diet is a state
affair. Ii Hung Is an epicure himself and
the hum BILE rice eaters of Providence APP
preciate 1t and also the fact that the fowl
is always the chief delicacy In the eyes
of the good liver of the great East.
Therefore the vote was unanimous In
favor of Rhode Island turkey.
The bird had already been obtained in
anticipation of the vote, Notwithstanding
tire fact that they are several months out
of season.
1t was prepared this forenoon and will
be carried by the delegation in an I'M
mepse hamper.
The turkey was prepared In way
never before experienced by the bird Of
Rhode Island, but it had a most tempting
odor this noon when the three cooks
pronounced 1t ready for transportation.
1t was placed on a huge platter aud held
upright by little props of porgies cooked
in goose grease. The bird itself had been
half fried and half roasted in the same
sort OF oil and allowed to simmer until
1t was OF a beautiful golden brown and
by way of sentiment the drumsticks
were tied up with little yellow dragon
flags.
The dessing or stuffing was the savory
"yok-aman" which consists of celery,
pork, bambo sprouts, chestnuts, mush-
rooms and paste of dried goats milk.
This was all bound together In brown
Jelly OF onion essence and preserved gin
ger and clarified by rice and fragments
OF pigeons eggs. Over the whole was
poured a fragrant black sauce, made of
ground truilles, tabasco and grated
chicken breast.
The party expects to leave Providence
tonight and taeir savory Offering will be
sent up to Ii Hung's apartments In the
Waldorf not later than tomorrow fore
noon.
Not more than 20 will be able to go
and they were chosen by lot at last
nights meeting According to the agree
ment made before the choice was made
those who stay at home are to do the work
OF the others during their two days abb
sence.
Sing wah presided at last nights gath
ering and Hop Lee was secretary. They
were in session at the North Main street
place for nearly three hours, and when
they came out the following list OF those
who will 60 was given out; Sing Wah,
Hop Lee, III Sing, Long Yune, Kee
Kwong, Moy Chin, Hoey Sam, Gun
Yune, Lyung Sam, Dock Wing, Sing
Hes. Yick Moy, Wing Wing, Moy
Kwrong, Yew Hen, Wing Kee, War
Sung, I'm Yune, Hing shung and Long
Sin.