Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-31

the most wonderful arrangement and com bination of vegetables and salads, all tri- umphs Of culinary and decorative skill-the happy owner of this Mongolian Aladdin may well feel that she Is doubly blessed. But, alas! as the result of the Chinese Exclusion Bill these honorable gentlemen are gettlhg scarcer and scarcer, and the major part ol Californian housewives these later ua!s $ wander sad and lone from intelligence office to intelligence office, seeking even make shift limb of Satan's furnishing.
 The California woman, whether natA.e daughter or an adopted child, can cooh, and that divinely, for she Is one oi tne most : "all.around," capable women on the race oI the earth but as for passing the measure or her days treadng the winepress or me Kitchen alone, when there are so many things she wants to do elsewhere, she mas no mind for 1t, and consequently the IaHiiy restaurant, the woman's exchange, the aeii- catessen and the "health-foou stores uo Il land-ofice business.
 The few Chinese boys still left are almost worth their weight in gold, their value rising as they are about to vanish from the scene. There is a good sprinkling of Japanese, but the Japanese boy Is neither as reliable as a Chinese boy, nor yet so natural cook by birth--he does better as n wniter-while the wages asked are just as high. There are Mexicahs, but they work under protest They nearly always insist upon going home at night, and more often than not fail to put In an appearance the next morning. As long as they have frijoes and the wherewithal for q meal of tortilas ahead they will not labor, for why should they do to-day what they can just as we'll do tomorrow? "In- dlans?" you say. Oh, yes! Within the last few years the large government schools at Haskell and Phoenix, well as the smaller schools supported by various missionary so- cietles and the Indian Association, have in cluded household economies In their indus trial training, but the Indian does not take to the ethics of pots and pans readily, nor yet with joy. It Is not his nature, and al- though the Indian boy or maid will take position under pressure, they are slow, phleg- matic and plainly not to the manner born. There are a few Portuguese, but not nearly enough to go round.
 As . result of the large admixture of Span ish blood Ill the body polite, of the tradi- tionary dishes brought from each and every one of .the States" by the California pio- eners, and the imprint left by the Chinese cooks in the days when they waxed fat and flourished, California cookery is somewhat bizarre. but exceedingly delicious. Orient and Occldent have shaken hands in its formu- las. and the result Is something to recall with delight.
 dGTe, l0E lHStuAtS, die tWO luSOIilS S0ESS from the famous Glenn Ranch, Glenn county, said to be the largest single ranch in the world:
 Chinaman's Caramel Cake.
 Melt q half-cake of chocolate, add to 1t one cupful of sugar, half-cupful of milk and the yolk of one egg well beaten. Cook until smooth and thick, then cool and add to batter made from one cupful of sugar, one and quarter cups of butter (scant), one cup of milk two eggs and two and one-half cupfuls of flour sifted with two and one- half teaspoonfuls of baking powder and teaspoonful of vanilla. Bake in loaf or as a layer cake. If the latter put together with q white frosting made from the whites of two eggs.
 China BOy's Sponge Cake.
 Eight eggs, one pint sugar, three gills of flour and the juice of lemon. Beat the