There were also crawfish, chicked, tripe & ham. At the finish boiled rice was served, soy bean sauce was served in small bowls in which the guests dipped their food. As a hors d'oeuvres we had dried melon seeds, peanuts, pomegranates, & pears. The liquor served of Chinese white (a colorless grape liqueur 60% alcohol.) This tasted like gasoline was served in small cups & bowls. The best pomegranate juice were also served. The chief amusement of the evening was drinking the most challenging each guest in turn. There were two methods in vogue which were games of chance but there was no escape. One consisted of calling numbers the names & the last hands of the two players were turned out