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I come now to give an Account olf the 

 'AlchoUa : It is made of Beef, Mutton, or 

 Camel's Flefh, but chiefly Beef, which they 

 cut all in long flite*;^ IMt it well, and let it 

 lie twi^nty fburllours'irith^ Ti)en 

 they fenlov^'dift^bf thofje Tubs, pr jars, fe- 

 to others with Water, and when 'it^haslain 

 . a Night, they take it out, and piit it on 

 Roaps in the Sun and Air to dry -, when it 

 is thoroughly dfi'd^ and hard, they cut it in- 

 to pieces of two -or three Inches long, arid 

 throw it into i Pan, or Ghauldron,' which is 

 ready, with boiling Oil atnd Suet fuffieient 

 to hold it, \yhere it boils till it be very clear 

 and red, if one cuts it, which, taken out, 

 they fet to drain : When all is thus done, it_ 

 ftands till cool, and jars are prepared to pot 

 it up in, jDOuring the Liquor tbey fried it in 

 upon it, and as fooii as it is thoroughly cold 

 they ftop it up clofe. It will keep two Yeai*s, 

 it will be hard, and the hardeft they look oa 

 to be befi: done. This they difh up cold, 

 fometimes fry'd with Eggs andGarlick, fome- 

 times ftew'd, and Lemon iquee^ed oh it* 

 It is very good any way, either hot or 

 cold. 



Before 1 conclude, 1 willihgly give an Ac- 

 count of their Travelling-Provifion, viz.. 

 iBread, Almonds, Raifqns, Figs, hard Eggs, 

 ^qld Fowl, &c. But what is moft'ufed by 

 'Travellers^ is 7V>;?e^f,"0f Flower of 



^parched Barley for Limertsce. ' Thefe are not 

 jir^ian but Shiiya Nam^S I hel ie ve it is 

 of a longer ftanding than the Mahometans itk 

 Part of ^tcks They are all three 

 made of parched Barley Flower^ tvliich they 



