The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-19

Raw ShrimpS are q l0Auiy -
Kans ka diet. They are never pteptiso
There ~, boflino IL takes some nerve 10
sec a bevitching native girl IN gay-oo'-
ored muslin. with wreath OF mowers
about her shoulders and prodigious hii
sute decorations, put her sNai' "an,
into a wooden bowl OF shrimps anu
brin forth "a handful OF tiny "iIee.',I7
creatures and stun them IN her , -.
! remember being at iuau By, 49,,
tho Princess Liliuokaiani Va1er ~,
when Robert Louis Stevenson hd" "'S
first Introduction TO the love OK raw hsn
by the Kanakas. / smile stlll ~ eno
memory of how astonished he iooNeu =,
spite of his efforts to appear uh'noNSN
when very handsome. jolly youhS Law
onposiie him grabbed "a mass OF hNo
shrimps and stuffed a handful mo NJ,
mouth with unmisiakable eNiu'lI
relish Dried sCaweod, choppeu VIZ
savory sauce OF peppers ana 49,, 80 tbore
"a salad. Is another entree lneh 'le.
arc dozens Of fruits served IN many
WAYS on tho Il leaves Gin ana mis-
ture oil milk, water and Gin are inc
drinks.
'sPut then thero is the poi. That de
serves a whole chapter TO itseh. Ia ~
the range of foods Of the human Ia L.
There is nothing that can b. compaIep
10 fNI iL IN WNhNNfA NNtN''Nt
Hawaiian Islands, and nothing can CIV,
be devised that win hu ;hc place Oh pol
On the diet of the Kanakas. Every one
who has ever been in Honolulu KNOWS
what poi u.s. Long before the stetihtr
from San Francisco reaches iioholuit
harbor tho initiated begin 20 say
well. the day after to-morio" at
this time you VIII be eating poll
"YOu hear &c on every side uhlu ~
last Won begin to look forward with
caecrncss to your Introduction 10 pol.
Not that you know what poi IS 10 one
ever tells YOU shat. N IS deemed sumo
c.ent for you TO know thar poi IS, ana
YOU are forced so content your5eit WIN
rosy dreams OF the gustatory oens"''
awaiting you.
"poi is made from taro. and taro IS q
tubor. Ike our potatoes. IL grows ohiy
in the Hawaiian Islands ana lHele %
may De found in The water at lAe coz
OF ponds. IL has a big sreo1 lelt Ike
a INV. The name OF The man who in-
vented poi from tro is lost in the mufk
of years. May ho rest in sweet sleep
wherever he lies. for DE has brought Joy
TO the hearts and st0macAs OK thouslho5
OF his fellow men and women tA.l
i3 am upland taro cultivated IN the
mountains by Che natives Whicn mas
more decided t1s,o and which, as
learned 90 my COST on tasting il raw
bites the throat iiko h0rsoradish. inc
lovlqud taro Is tho chief vegetable In
the island and in carly days con5ututed
tho natives principal crop. When COOK
cd 81 assumes ID m0ttled gray ANA Wllie
appearance. very IKE the lava rock ina.
alouuds On tho islands. The process %
manufacturing poi is quite long ana mas
been in vogue hundreds OF years IN 1he
islands. a great hole i6 aug ." wy
ground. and into this the taro roofs ,. are
placed around piles of hot stones. me
earth is then hoaDCd over the place ana
the tar0 icft 10 steam. when the taro
Is Thoroughly cooked. which often taxes
several hours tho roots are dug oNt
agaiu pee ed and put into d huge stone
receptacle iu which they are iohlut I'll
iato a pulp This work is performed by
the men. lt is an arduou5 task, ana On
e. hot day and nearly all days are hot
DO tho islands, the pounding or pol la
scene over which a. is advisable % draw
a Ven.
yankee Invention has taught the kan
qkas how fo make poi wholesale, $50 inal
the olG-fashioned. crude poi-ma Nns
WAYS are passing away. Tho poor Dack-
woods natives stll make tneir own POI.
when tho mass is thoroughly beaten ana
smo0thed. &c U.s. mixed with water ID tne
r,roner oou.l-tenct--a bout ik. good thick
paste-strainod through coarse cloth
and set away for two Or three days un-
tI r. begins 20 fermeut when DC i5 ready
10 De eaten. IN then tastes hlle liht
butfarmuk. and ls very nutritious ana
wholesome The natives c1t 10 10y lne
aIou Gly8 fle average native nis
pot 0f poi half 81 dozen raw i'h ana
bottle of gin and you may nave 'ie hii
dom and the rest oi Che earth 1a wen.
n. wll squat upon tne ground. break
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