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not, they are delivered a third Time to the 
Roajler. Now his utmoft Care and Skill is 
neceffary, left he burn or blacken them. 
Some curious Perfons roaft and roll them fix 
or feven times ; but ufe a flower Fire, that 
the Leaves may preferve their Greennefs ; 
becaufe of that fharp Juice which fweats 
out of them, the Pan is clean wafhed after 
every roafting. The Chinefe , before they 
roaft their Leaves of the firft Gathering, put 
them into hot Water about half a Minute, 
that they may fooner, and more fully fweat 
out that noxious Juice. 
When they have done roafting and rolling 
them, they pour them out on a Mat, and 
fort them a fecond time into different Sorts, 
according to their Goodnefs, and feparate 
thofe which are lefs curled, or too much 
burnt, from the reft. Country People roaft 
their Leaves in earthen Kettles ; and as they 
are at lefs Expence this Way, fo they can 
afford them cheaper, tho" very little, if any 
worfe. The Tea mult be all roafted in the 
Night, being gathered in the Day 5 which 
makes the Preparers of it complain heartily 
of their bad Fate. When the Leaves have 
been kept fome Months after thefe Roaftings, 
they 
