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THE CHINESE COOK BOOK
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STOVE PARTY


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In cool winter evenings this party is very often found in the Chinese houses.

Put a small stove in the center of the table. On top of it place a pan of boiling primary soup. Cut into thin pieces 6 pounds of any food at all—such as pike, chicken meat, shrimp, beef, flat fish, etc. This food is uncooked.

Place one piece of it in the boiling primary soup for 2 minutes, using a fork or a chop-stick to pick it up with. Keep moving.

Now put it into a bowl containing 1 well-beaten egg, 1 tablespoonful of Chinese sauce, ½ teaspoonful of oil, and a few drops of sesamum-seed oil. It is now ready to eat. One bowl of this egg should be served to each person.

Two forks or two pairs of chop-sticks are required for each person, one used for putting the meat into the pan, the other for eating.