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While Otoo and I were abfent from the fliips, they had '777- 



September. 



been but fparingly fuppued with fruir, and had fewvilitcrs. v—.^— ' 

 After our return, we again overflowed with provifions, and 

 with company. 



On the 4th, a party of us dined afhore with Omai, who Thurfday 4. 

 gave excellent fare, confiding of fifh, fowls, pork, and pud- 

 dings. After dinner, I attended Otoo, who had been one of 

 the party, back to his houfe, where I found all his fervants 

 very bufy, getting a quantity of provifions ready for me, 

 Amongft other articles, there was a large hog, which they 

 killed in my prefence. The entrails were divided into eleven 

 portions, in fuch a manner, that each of them contained 

 a bit of every thing. Thefe portions were diflribuied to the 

 fervants, and fome drelTcd theirs in the fame oven with the 

 hog, while others carried off, undrefTed, what had come to 

 their fhare. There was alfo a large pudding, the whole 

 procefs in making which, I faw. It was compofed of bread- 

 fruit, ripe plantains, taro, and palm or pandanus nuts, each 

 rafped, fcraped, or beat up fine, and baked by itfclf. A 

 quantity of juice, cxpre/Ted from cocoa-nut kernels, was 

 put into a large tray, or wooden vefTel. The other articles, 

 hot from the oven, were dcpofited in this veflel ; and a few 

 hot ftones were alfo put in, to make the » contents fimmcr. 

 Three or four men made ufe of flicks to ftir the feveral in- 

 gredients, till they were incorporated one with another, and 

 the juice of the cocoa-nut was turned to oil ; fo that tlic 

 whole mafs, at lafl, became of the confiflency of a hafly- 

 pudtling. Some of thefe puddings are excellent ; and few 

 that we make in England equal them. I fcldom, or never, 

 dined without one, when I could get it, which was not al- 

 ways the cafe. Otoo's hog being baked, and "the pudding, 

 which I have defcribed, being made, they, together with 



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