Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-28
THEY LIKE THEIR FOOD HOT.
The Mexican Way of Preparing Dishes Is Suggestive Of the
 Desert Sands.


 Two distinguished looking man sat In Chicago cafe on 6 recent evening boring over the bill of fare. From the conversation it was plainly seen one was 8 resident of the city. The other wore the pompadour hair, flowing mustache and goatee char acteristic of the Mexican. His Eng fish carried the soft accent that is heard at Monterey or Santa Cruz, says tue Chicago Inter Ocean.
 After the two men had read through the menu card the Chica- goan pulled his spectacles from his nose and said: ''Let it be a nice steak for two. This place is famous for it's sirloins."
 ''very well.' answered the Mexi- can, "let it be steak. Here, waiter, nice double sirloin and be sure it is the best you have"
 Half an hour later the steak was on the table. The Chicago man leaned over and looked at the meat, and then said: "Very fine, indeed. This place, as said, has always been famous for it's steaks"
 "Were you ever in Mexico?" asked the man with the pompadour. "If you have never been you cannot speak with authority on steaks. No where else in the world do they know how to serve them so well. There we have our many piquant sauces and our spicy herbs for garnishing. When the platter is set before us at home the steak is fit for any king. Now this steak will taste fiat to me. It has all the possibilities of the real Mexican article, but the chef knows less than any senorita in our land about tempting the palate. In mo- ment I could improve this steak 800 per cent"
 q have heard of the Mexican steaks said the Chicagoan. "Will you serve 1t as you choose? Let us have it after your own liking if you can fix it."
 The Mexican ordered tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, half dozen spices, and some red pepper. First he literally buried the meat under a covering of cayenne, then drowned it in tabasco and garnished it with the red peppers.
 s'Now we will wait until the favors strike into the neat" he said as he leaned back in his chair. A few mo- ments later he handed the Chicagoan l a plate with the steak la Mexican. The Chicagoan looked at 1t mo- ment, cut off a diminutive bite, and 1 placed 1t fearfully between his teeth. Instantly his face turned red, the tears came into his eyes, and his hand went out to his water glass. He swallowed the bit of meat clutched his throat. and an instant later clapped both hands over the second button on his vest. Then he | choked. buried his face in his napkin 1 and fought the internal flames for five minutes.
 Meantime the Mexican was devour. 1 ing his share of the steak with the l utmost satisfaction.
 "How can you do it, man?" asked the Chicagoan.
 'Ah, now it is fine; almost as good as we get in Mexico,' he answered "You people of the north will never learn the value of spices. Do you noi l like the favor?" l The Chicagoan pushed back his l plate, and sat watching the man op l posite him during the rest of the l dinner. He declared the steak was hotter than fire and that it would fuse boiler plate. But the Mexican l said it really lacked something te give it zest. When the two ha6 l finished dinner the Chicagoan said; s'I believe prefer the ordinary Chi cago article. If this fire within ms ever becomes extinguished will be satisfied to. let experiments alone" l eIt was delightful, delightful" saie the Mexican. 'sI feel better than al any time since I crossed the Texas bortler.o