370 Mr. WAFERS T>efcriptlon 



ing. They make a Barbecue at home alio, heap- 

 ing up thefe dried pieces a-crofs, and often putting 

 fome Embers underneath, to keep them from gi- 

 ving, or growing mufty in that moift Country. 

 From thefe pieces they cut off Bits for ufe as they 

 want them. 



Their If they take any Parcels of their dried Flefh, or 

 Cookery; an y newly killed, they cut it into fmall pieces, and 

 throw them into the Pipkin ; putting into it fome of 

 the Roots and green Plantains or Bonano's, or any 

 other Eatable, and a great deal of Pepper ; ftewing 

 all together by a fimmering gentle Heat, never , 

 boiling it. The Veffel ftands thus xlofe cover'd 

 . for 7 or 8 Hours ; for 'tis fet on very early in the 

 Morning, and they ftay till all be brought to Pulp 

 or Mafh. This is for fet Meals ; for Plantains and 

 Bonano's they eat all Day ; but this fet Meal of 

 Flefh they eat but once, about Mid-day only. The 

 and man- Mafh they pour out into a large Earthen Difli or 

 n<jr of Calabafh, fetting it on the great Block, which is in 

 Eating. ever y fJoufe as a Table, fitting round on little 

 Blocks as on Stools. But at great Feafts, for large 

 Companies, they make a great Barbecue, 10, 12, 

 or 20 Foot long, or more, as the Company is, and 

 broad proportionably : They fpread on it 3 or 4 

 Breadths of Plantain-leaves for a Table-Cloath. 

 Every one has a Calabafh of Water {landing by 

 him at his Right-Hand, on the Ground. In eating, 

 they dip the two Fore- fingers of the Right-Hahd 

 bent Hook-wife, and take up therewith out of the 

 Difh, as with a Spoon, as much as they can, (bro- 

 king it a-crofs into their Mouths. At every mouth- 

 ful they dip their Fingers into the Calabafh of Wa- 

 ter by their Side, whether for Cleanlinefs or Cool- 

 ing, I know not for they eat their Meat ^xceflive 

 hot, as well as violently pepper'd. They eat no 

 thing with it as Bread ; but when they have a Lunp 

 of Salt (which is. rare) at every 3 or 4 Mouthftls 

 f they 



