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The white fort of Ginger is made by only {craping rhe frefh 
Root clean of its outward Membrane, and expofing it in the Sun 
till ic be dry. This white Ginger is eafily fpoil’d by Worms. 
Some fay thac in the Windward {flands or Caribes, “tis only dried 
on a fandy Bay. | 
There is a white fort prepar'd as the black, only it is boil’d 
in Lime-water, which makes it, as they fay, not fo wholefome. 
This Root is very often injured by Worms as well as China Roots, 
which are apt to breed a {mall light brown Scarabeus, like chac 
bred in Rhubarb. 
Preferv'd wet Ginger, is made by drawing up the Ginger while 
‘tis young, about three months old. After cleanfing, ’tis foak’d in 
water far a day, then boil’d in fair water fhifced fix or feven times, 
it giving each water a very biting taft, then ’tis clear’d of its outward 
Membrane, foak’d again in fair water, and put into a Syrup made 
of fine Sugar. It draws the Sugar, fay they, and leaves the water 
behind it to be thrown away, then ’tis put into frefh Syrup, and 
fo feveral times, and not boil’d up till che laft fhifting, after which 
‘tis kept for ule. Dry prelerv’d Ginger is only this expos’d to the 
Suns Beams till dry. 7 
Guinea Corn, and great Indian Corn, are ripe in three Months or 
a little more, from their refpective plantings, Patato’s in fotir, and 
Yams in twelve months, | 
The way to make Cane-Drink. 
Take fix or feven long Sugar-Canes, cut them to pieces, beat 
them in a Mortar, put them intoa Ketele, with about three Gallons 
of water, boil them for a pretty while, then put as many frefh 
Canes, and about a Gallon of water more; Boil chem again. 
When ’tis cool, ftrain your Drink, fet it in aJar, and put to it the 
white of an Egg beat to froth, to which tome of the Liquor 
js added. Let ic work twelve hours, then Bottle it, i looks very 
clear. | 
Bonano and Plantain Drinks are feverally made by mafhing of ei- 
ther of thefe ripe Fruits with water, till it comes to be pretty well 
mix’d with che Fruits, then they let ic ftand in a Trough cwelve 
hours, and draw it off. 
Thefle Liquors are very much us’d for ordinary Drink in the re- 
mote Plantations, and North parts of this Ifland. 
I was aflured here, chat in this part of the Mland, at a place 
called Wague Water, Horfes ftili remain wild in the Hills amon 
the Woods, and that whenfoever they are taken and forc’d to ftay in 
the Savannas, or are openly expofed to the Sun, they dye in fome 
time, 
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