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cure uniformly within as well as without. About 10 o'clock in the .morning woolen 

 blankets are spread on cement terraces, which by this time have become hot from the 

 sunshine, each blanket being capable of holding about 25 kilos of green beans. Weather 

 permitting, the various sized green beans are spread on the blankets and allowed to 

 remain until 2 p. m. Then they are wrapped up in the blankets, folded tightly and turned 

 upside down. After an hour's heating in this manner, the bundles are deposited in 

 "sweating boxes" specially made to hold 500 kilos and not to permit any of the heat 

 to escape. After 48 hours the boxes are opened and the vanilla is carefully gone over 

 for mouldy beans. The others are again taken to the terraces, placed on other dry 

 blankets and again given the sun. This heating and sweating process is repeated from 

 eight to ten times, until the beans give off no more moisture and are sufficiently cured. 

 The finished beans are dried on wire trays for two weeks, then assorted and packed 

 into tins lined with wax paper. 



