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Canton and Sainam makers believe it is an excellent plan to 
sun jars. Limited space in Canton makes this impossible ex- 
cept on a small scale. 
Malting soy from rice. — Many of the village people make their 
own soy from the rice that has stuck to the bottom of the ves- 
sel in which it is boiled. A handful of rice is pressed into a 
ball and sprinkled with hot water. These balls are placed in 
a covered jar and allowed to mold. In about two weeks these 
balls are placed in salt solution, using one part of salt to five 
of water. Two parts of rice are used to three parts of salt solu- 
tion. The more rice used the stronger the sauce will be. This 
is then sunned as the regular soy and produces a very inferior 
grade of rice soy, which is used by the poorer classes of Chinese 
as a substitute for the soy-bean sauce. 
Soy samples ancl prices gathered on the Canton market . — 
There is no soy standard, but the different grades of soy are 
known in most of the shops as follows: 
T‘ in teng ch‘au yau (A 1j§ ® j^j), “best selected drawn oil.” 
Retailed at 40 cents local silver per catty. Made of teng ch‘au 
(iff J|fj), “first drawing,” which has been sunned four months 
after “drawing off.” 
Tsin pat ch‘au yau ($|? A Jjfj ^ ) , “fourteen cents per catty 
drawing oil.” This is made of the “first drawing” which has 
been sunned two months after “drawing off.” 
Kau luk ch‘au yau ( Ji A Ml vffe)/ <e ^ even cen - s per catty cli‘au 
yau.” Made of 50 per cent of the “first drawing” and 50 per 
cent of the “second drawing.” 
Sz pat ch‘au yau (g§ A , “eight cents per catty drawing 
oil.” Made of 25 per cent each of “first drawing,” “second 
drawing,” “third drawing,” and “fourth drawing.” 
Sam luk chung ch‘au (=£ A ‘six cents per catty middle 
drawing.” Made of 50 per cent salt solution, 50 per cent “third 
drawing” and “fourth drawing,” and colored with candied mo- 
lasses, kat shui. 
Sheung pak yau ( Ji Q “upper white oil.” This is sold 
at 4 cents per catty and is made of 50 per cent salt and water 
and 50 per cent sz ch‘au, “fourth drawing,” and colored and 
sweetened with candied molasses, kat shui. 
Pat sin shdng ch'au (/\lHl 4 tt), “eight cents raw drawing.” 
This is made of equal parts of “first drawing” and “second draw- 
ing,” but after it has been drawn off the beans it is not boiled 
or sunned. This soy is used for soup and does not keep longer 
than about a week. 
