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Manners & Customs of S. Sea Islands

Estates as we send Cocks to walk's in England when any of these kill a hog it seems to be divided almost equaly among all his dependands himself taking little more than the rest vegetables are their cheif food & of these they eat a large quantity Cookery seems to have been little studied here they have only two methods of applying fire roasting broiling or baking as we calld it which is done thus A hole is dug in depth & size according to what is to be prepard seldom exceeding a foot in depth in this a heap is made of wood & stones alternately laid fire is then put to it which by the time it has consumd the wood has heated the stones sufficiently just enough to discolour any thing which touches them The heap is then divided half is left in the hole the bottom of which is pavd with them on them any kind of provisions are laid always neatly wrappd up in leaves the whole is then coverd with leaves 3 or 4 inches thick on which are laid the remaining hot stones then leaves again 3 or 4 that inches thick & over them any ashes rubbish or dirt that lays at hand in this situation it remains about 2 hours in

 

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