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imeaui of woodeu rtilcea, itj ie spread eveii]^ 
over the aurfaeft of the pan, lUe teinpera- 
tiir« of whicb U graduillf iucreaaed bj 
addioi^ Ji^bt faeb The menl maji] be kept 
contiuuiiily sctrred <jqu1 it; it tiiorQai^bly 
cooked, wneb itj wiU bay a a rich browa ap. 
pearaaue, slightly tinged with yellow^ and 
forHL or Hp, aweeB t mailing grains, 
Th8 Proof of Succasa. 
Dorioif the process of m^Qofactare the 
.pmaoDOQi priaciple itdi eactatiug m the 
aa93&7a la removed by erapuratiun and tbfi 
fumes miij bn diatiaotiiy daiec^.ed by smell 
as they rise from irhe paa. Qreat car^ in 
necesBary to properly euok tbe nieal. If 
thi<i is SQootisdaUy tioae, nn »oon as wa&er h 
applied to the mual, it ^i'l oommeDO? to 
iitell to many tioaes its original bulk, If 
not p'ropfirly cooked it wilt swell very 
slightly, if at nil, aud have a ra^ iosipid 
tas&e, Asfoail amoaat of aalt U aiided to 
tbe cassava, wliile it h beiog cooked to the 
pati. Afber ic is cofike^^, ttie meal 16 agaia 
sieved and alio wt:d to oooK 
The success of makiD;; meal chUfl; de- 
peodi oa praTeating any acidxtj stirtioj; 
aud the haodliag of the material io tbe 
tpaD so as to secare a aoiformiy cooked 
• product ; aud not allotviug the rempera* 
tare to rise, while tbe meal is damp, high 
enough to destroy tbe gr^iu of the starch, 
A Chinbbb Mbtbod. 
The Cbioeee io Kedab simply tie a 
(portion of meal in a loosa piece of cloth 
which is immersed in water for one hour. 
^Xt swells into a large balLUhe plum pad- 
