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ILLUSTRATIONS 



Plate I 



The iron pan in which the soy beans for the making of soy sauce are 

 boiled is used extensively in all sauce-manufacturing establish- 

 ments; it varies greatly in size and is sold by weight. Note 

 the bamboo basket fastened to a bamboo pole, by which the 

 beans are removed from the pan. 



Plate II 



Fig. 1. The dark room in which the beans and flour used in the making of 

 soy sauce are allowed to mold. The light and the ventilation, 

 very essential to good mold, are controlled by doors, which open 

 to the south. Trays of beans and flour now in the process of 

 molding. The man in the picture is the head soy maker in this 

 establishment. 

 2. The beans and flour, used in the making of soy, are thoroughly 

 mixed and placed in rudely constructed wooden racks in the dark 

 room for the molding process. 



Plate III 



Fig. 1. Soy sauce being drawn from the beans by means of a siphon. 

 Great care must be taken not to stir the beans. The material 

 which remains in the jar is called teng shi, and is sold as a 

 separate sauce or is used as the base of the second drawing of 

 soy. 

 2. The first drawing of soy, t'in teng chau yau, Avhich is placed in clean 

 jars and again sunned from two to six months. 



Plate IV 



Fig. 1. This light wooden frame, with horizontal strips of bamboo placed 

 close enough to support the matting on which the soy beans and 

 flour are placed for molding, is frequently used in place of the 

 circular bamboo tray in order to conserve space. 

 2. The bamboo baskets, in which the boiled soy beans are placed to 

 cool and drain, are round at the top and narrower toward the 

 bottom, which is flat and almost square. 



Plate V 



Fig. 1. The conical bamboo covers, which are used to protect the jars at 

 night and when it rains. 

 2. Rows of the standard-sized soy-sauce jars filled with the molded 

 beans and flour and salt water. These remain in this position 

 from two to six months. Note the conical bamboo covers in 

 position for the quick covering of the jars in case of rain. 



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