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280 THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKIO.
The party halted, and Sallie asked the woman, " How do
make that food ? "
you
The proprietress bowed until the child on her back almost
slipped over her head, then said, " We soak the best white
VENDOR OF A HOT INFUSION OF LOQUAT-LEAVES.
beans in yonder
tub," pointing behind
her. "My
husband grinds
them between those
circular pieces of
wood, and as the
soft paste runs out,
he collects it in the
ladle he holds in
his left hand. We
strain it through a
sieve and boil it,
then turn the mass
into a cloth and
press out the water.
The tofu (bean
cheese) which is
left is very tender
and nice. Some
people prefer it
cold, like this in
the baskets on my
a num-
right, others want it broiled. You see I am cooking
ber of slices. When one side is done I turn it over."
While speaking, she pointed to some oblong cakes of tofu,
resting upon the iron bars of a trough-like fire-box, upon
the counter before her.