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rency 5 the (nher has a yellowifli caft, and is more 
opaque^ but when they are roafted, 'tis hard to diftin- 
guifh. 
r put feme Berries into a Glafs of Water about a 
Weekfince, to fee if they will fprout, but as yet there is 
no appearance, altho' they are tollerably fwell'd, and 
look w hite and bright. 
I have made a DecoJlion of them, which has made 
them (hoot. 
The common way df preparing the Berry for the 
Drink Coffee, is roafting it in a Tin Cylindrical Box full 
of holesj, through the middle of which runs a Spit, under 
this is afemicircular Hearth, wherein is made a large 
Charcoal- fire : By the help of a Jack, the Spit turns fwift, 
and fo it Roafts> being now and then taken up to be flia- 
ken. When the Oyl arifes, and it's grown of a dark 
br.wn colour, it's emptied into two Receivers made 
with large Hoops, whoJe bottoms are Iron-plates, thde 
fliiit into, and there the Coffee is well (bakeny and leftTtili 
aim ft cold, and if it looks bright, Oyly,. and fjwning, 
'tis a fign 'tis well done. ( ' , 
Of this, whenfrefh, if an Ounce be ground,- and 
boil'd in fomething more than a quartof Wat^r^- till it 
be fully imrregnated with the fine Particles of the Cof- 
fee, and the refl is grown fo ponderous, as it wilLfiib- 
fide and leave the Liquor clear, and of a redifh 'colour, it 
wilt ri ,keab =ut 3 Qiiartof vcrygotidCofree.,Q ;: r 
Th^' bt-ft way oi keeping theRerricj!» when roafted'^isln 
fomt: Warm place, where it may not be fuffcred fo im- 
bib- 2L^i Moift ire, which will pall it, arid take?! off 
it;\s bri knefsof Tuil : . ItVbeft togrinditasuTed. except 
jt b r irtM i ito a Tia-pot, well covered and kept dry, 
and then 1 b lieve it willkeep good a Month. 
. TbtreLWiU-fwiai upon the Coffee an Oyj^ which 
the T-Mr(v/^ great CofFce-drinkers will t ^ke in great 
plenty if they can getiti. When the Coffee has ftdod 
fame 
