148 |kfo=(!HngIanfcs Ivarttirs. 



The ancient New-England /landing DiJJi. 



But the Houfwives manner is to nice them when ripe, 

 and cut them into dice, and fo fill a pot with them of two 

 or three Gallons, and ftew them upon a gentle fire a whole 

 day, and as they fink, they fill again with frefh Pompions, 

 not putting any liquor to them; and when it is ftew'd 

 enough, it will look like bak'd Apples; this they Difh, 

 putting Butter to it, and a little Vinegar, (with fome Spice, 

 as Ginger, &c.) which makes it tart like an Apple, and fo 

 ferve it up to be eaten with Filh or Flefh: It provokes 

 Urin extreamly and is very windy. 



[9 2 ] Sixthly and laftly, 



Of Stones, Minerals, Metals and Earths} 



A 



S firft, the Emrald which grows in flat Rocks, and is 

 very good. 

 Ritbies, which here are very watry. 



1 "For such commodities as lie under ground, I cannot, out of mine own 

 experience or knowledge, say much ; having taken no great notice of such things : 

 but it is certainly reported that there is iron-stone; and the Indians informed us 

 that they can lead us to the mountains of black-lead ; and have shown us lead- 

 ore, if our small judgment in such things does not deceive us ; and though nobody 

 dare confidently conclude, yet dare they not utterly deny, but that the Spaniard's- 

 bliss may lie hid in the barren mountains. Such as have coasted the country 

 affirm that they know where to fetch sea-coal, if wood were scarce. There is 

 plenty of stone, both rough and smooth, useful for many things ; with quarries of 

 slate, out of which they get coverings for houses ; with good clay, whereof they 



