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66 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. { March, 1906. 
“five days at my camp and prepare, in my presence, first the pulp of 
hen saw 1 mould an 
the previousl 
“boiled and dried fruit was added and allowed to pe till soft 
_ again. The vessels were then taken from the fires and all liquor 
: carefully drained off. This was kept in a separate vessel for 
future use, A ry quantity at a time of the fruit was next 
oe 
aken and reduced to 
“little of the fruit liquor being added to keep the pulp soft and of 
composed of ashes of burnt cowdung and the fruit liquor, and set 
: aside todry. When all was ready, the fruit pulp in small quanti- 
- ties, as much as could be manipulated by one hand, was taken and 
dubbed on with the right hand, the operator holding the mould 
“in his left. 
, “ He commenced by covering the mould round the neck and 
then worked downwards finishing off at the bottom, spreading 
a 
« Gpvered with pulp about } inch thick, the mould was stood (?) neck 
_, downwards on the ground in the sun to dry. It was left there all 
3 ot was in 
ra out all day in the sun, being removed at night. On the third 
