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The Hedgehog is a Princely Dilh amongft them, and 
before they kill him, rub his Back sgainft the Ground, 
by holding its Feet betwixt two, as Men do a Saw that 
faws Stones, till it has dane fqueaking^ then they cut 
its Throat, and with a Knife cut off ail its Spines and 
finge it. They take out its Guts, fluff the Body with 
fome Rice, fweet Herbs, Garavancas, Spice, and Oni- 
ons they pur fome Butter and Garavancas into the 
Water they (lew it in, and let it ftew in a little Por, 
clofe flopped, till it is enough, and it proves an excel- 
lent Difh. The Moors do not care to kill Lamb, Veal, 
nor Kid, faying it is a Pity to part the Suckling from 
its Dam. They eat with their boiled Meat, many times, 
Carots, Turnips of two or three forts, Cabbage, Beans^, 
and Peafe, which they have plenty, and very good. 
1 have eat of Porcupine ilewed, which much reftmbled 
Camels Flefh in Taft, and that is theneareft to Beef of 
any thing I know. 
I come now to give an Account of the Alcholea : h 
is made of Beef, Mutton, or Camel's Flefh, but chiefly 
Beef, \vhich they cut all in long flices, fait it well, and 
let it lie twenty four Hours in the Pickle. Then they 
remove it out of thofe Tubs, or Jars, into others with 
Water, and when it has lain a Night, they take it our, 
and put it on Reaps in the Sun and Air to dry ; when 
it is thoroughly dry'd^ and hard, they cut it into pie- 
ces of two or three Inches long, and throw it into a 
Pan, or Cauldron, which is ready, with boiling Oil and 
Suet, fiifficient to hold it, where 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 ftaods till cooly. 
and Jars are prepared to pot it up in, pouring the Li- 
quor they fried it in upon it, and as foon as it is tho* 
roughly cold they flop it up clofe. It will keep two 
Years, it will be hard, and the hardefl: they look on to 
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