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it be a little pressed, in order to make it eat mellow. 

 Having stood for about seven hours, salt and turn it daily 

 for four or five weeks, when it will be fit to eat. The 

 spinach, besides improving the flavor and correcting the 

 bitterness of the sage, will give a much finer color than 

 can be obtained from sage alone. 



