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Show llis Table ttiqadtc I'ai.'lji The Sultan never uses a plate He takes all his food direct from the little kettles, and never uses a table and rarely a knife or fork-a spoon, his bread, a pancake, or fingers are found far handier. It requires just twice as many slaves as there are courses to serve a dinner to him. The whole houeehold Is at liberty to take meals where II suits him or her bc-t, and thus every one is served with a small tray, with a spoqii, a great chunk of bread, and the higher ones only cet the turn. C3RF-S. Nearly one ton of rice per day la required for the inevitable pillafTe, GOu pounds of sugar, as much ooflee, 'otay notalcr of the ether grocer, fruit, vegetables and meat, iiice and mutton and bread form the greater part of Uie food for the majority ma-jority of Turks, together with fish, sweetmeats, confecUunerv , nuts, aud dried and fre-sli fruits. That there Is enormous waste and extravagance !ri the Htcbeus Is obvious ob-vious and it Is said that enough is thrown aw ay dally to maintain 100 families; but such waste is iicrbara not confined to a Turkish royal hojsehold, and might also be found in kitchens nearer borne The surplus is gathered up by lie beggirs, lu whom Constantinople abounds, and what still remains is eaten by the eca vender dogs. Air the water for the tjultan s use aud the drinking water for the household is brought Iu lorrels from two pretty streams atdiflerent places In tho Bosphorus towards the Illack Sea .ear. |
