European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Salt cup sliced stallions White and Green parts 2 cups Chicken Broth or Stock 1 Tablespoon Mirin japanese Sweet Rice wine or Sweet Sherry 6 Large eggs if you plan to serve the Chawa Mushi omit the Chicken and double the amount of to prepare the solid ingredients soak the dried mushrooms in a Small bowl of hot water for 30 Cut off and discard the for additional you can Combine the soaked mushrooms in a Small Saucepan with 1 Tablespoon soy sauce and 1 Teaspoon and simmer the for about 10 slice the mushrooms into thin if using fresh merely slice thinly and use raw or simmer them in the soy sauce sugar mixture for 10 for additional remove the Bone and Tendon from the Chicken and Cut the meat into if using cooked Cut it into put the Chicken pieces into a Small and Sprinkle them with 1 Tablespoon Light soy sauce and 1 Tablespoon stir the Chicken to coat it with the and let the Chicken marinate while you prepare the other Shell and Dewein the put the shrimp into a Small and Sprinkle them with 1 Tablespoon Sake and a Large Pinch of set aside to slice the scallions White and Green parts crosswise into very thin set to prepare the egg custard at this if you plan to Cook the Chawa Mushi in the you should turn the oven to 425 degrees f and also put on a Large Kettle of water to if you plan to steam the Chawa Mushi in a Steamer pot or Start heating the water in have the Chicken or fish Stock at room in a Small Combine the Teaspoon 1 Tablespoon Light soy sauce and 1 Tablespoon Mirin or in a medium size beat the eggs lightly with a Fork but not so much that the eggs become pour the Stock mixture in a thin steady Stream into the beaten while stirring mix but do not Strain the mixture through a Fine Sieve into another skim off any to assemble the Chawa Mushi Drain the marinade from the Chicken and Divide All the prepared solid ingredients except the sliced scallions evenly among 6 Chawa Mushi or 6 Large or 6 eight ounce custard if your cups hold Only 6 use a total of 8 arrange the pieces of shrimp and mushrooms in the Bottom of each ladle the egg mixture into the filling each to about Inch from the top a Inch from the if using Standard Western style custard arrange equal amounts of scallion rings on top of the egg mixture in each if using Chawa Mushi merely cover them with their Matching if using Tea cups or custard cover the top of each securely with the aluminium to Cook the Chawa Mushi any of several cooking methods can be All of which steam the egg custard in the choose the method that is most convenient for you 1 place the Chawa Mushi cups in a deep baking pan Large enough that the cups can sit about 1 Inch apart they should not be pour in enough boiling water to reach Halfway up the sides of the bake in a preheated oven at 425 degrees f for 30 test for 2 carefully place the Chawa Mushi cups on a Steamer rack Over boiling water in a steaming cover and steam for about 20 test for 3 place the Chawa Mushi cups in a Large and pour in enough boiling water to reach Halfway up the sides of the bring the water to a boil again Over High cover the reduce heat to and steam for about 20 to 25 test for 4 fill an electric Skillet half full of bring to a carefully place the Chawa Mushi cups in the cover the Skillet and steam the custard for 20 to 25 test for 5 steam the Chawa Mushi Tor 5 minutes in a pressure following the directions for your own particular Brand of pressure it is important not to overcook the or it will be Tough and the custard is ready when a toothpick inserted in the Middle comes out the surface of the custard should be not browned or even though the custard has it should still jiggle there will always be some extra liquid floating in each from the juices released by the ingredients during remove the lids As soon As the Chawa Mushi has finished cooking to prevent further cooking from the heat in the to serve Chawa Mushi the custard is hot or in the cups it was cooked if using japanese Chawa Mushi serve them still covered with their Matching if using regular Tea cups or custard remove the aluminium provide each diner with a Small Chawa Mushi can be served As the soup course of a japanese or Western As the main dish of a Light or As a nutritious keep any leftover Chawa Mushi tightly covered in the makes 6 to 8 depending on the size of custard cups c 1985 Sharon Hudgins should americans adopt foreign customs by miss manners United feature Syndicate dear miss manners my wife and i spent two years on Okinawa and took up the japanese custom of removing our shoes and leaving them just inside the we worked in Greece for two years and brought Flo Kati carpets Home with now to the problem my brother inlaw comes to visit us and refuses to remove his even when i ask him to do he says that americans Wear their shoes in the what is your opinion gentle Reader that americans Wear their shoes in the requiring visitors to follow customs that Are foreign to your and that of the country in which you both is a bit do you also demand that they Bow to you and sit on the floor if you want people to play you must have their you for invite them to a party at which they will be expected to use foreign customs provided the invitations warn them of the ground or you can set aside one special in the japanese or any other provided you have somewhere else to entertain your if miss manners were your she would want to know what country you were planning to visit dear miss manners is there any method one can use to Tell a Friend she has told a Story previously and that she should please desist often we Are told the same incident several times during one the person is not ill but simply forgets to whom she has related the we certainly would not wish to Hurt her in any Way we just want to put our time to better gentle Reader miss manners has heard this question possibly from there Are different causes for repetition of and they require different All of should be tempered with knowledge of the frailty of the human if someone repeats himself Only it is polite to let it the person who Stop me if youve heard this one is really too wound up to Stop so you May As Well let him if it happens the hapless listener May break in at the beginning with so you told that a wonderful if you let the Story go until the you can Only now i remember Tell me the punch line As your Friend forgets several times during the course of one it seems that she has serious memory in that you allow her to repeat herself without calling attention to her reminding her helps and informing someone suffering from memory loss that her Handicap is also a social Burden is therefore pointless As Well As dear miss manners How do you politely Tell someone that he is your House guest rather than your Roommate what do you say when he insists that he should not be treated like a guest what do you say to someone who dislikes everything you offer who insists on preparing his own meals who tells you what to do with your leftovers who takes Over the Kitchen and the television who walks around your Home in a Towel in How do you Stop someone from turning your Home into his today we found our furniture had been prior to the we were already aware that his College friends company was Best appreciated in Small but during this last five Day our patience has been tried to the breaking As each Day our guest settles in More and in we want to move to another sos we would Welcome any advice which would prevent us from losing our Home to our next gentle Reader lets get rid of this one Tell him that its been wonderful having him but that you have other plans and drive him to the nearest Airport or bus telling him along the Way How much fun it was to have now we can Start you May want to rearrange your furniture so that it is All piled immediately behind your front but if you still plan to you must set terms for your miss manners knows that it is Only generosity and hospitality that set hosts babbling to guests about feeling free to do whatever they but this insincerity is generally not you begin by inviting people for specific lengths in As in please come for three Days on labor Day it is a common mistake to Tell people when they should arrive but not when they should then give instructions about dress and room we generally lunch but dinners at you might want to bring a youll be sleeping in the and i Hope you dont find it a nuisance to put the sofa bed Back the answer to a request to be treated like family is of that Why in telling you our family August stripes Magazine