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OF THE CULTURE 
38. cat’s grape. 
This has a fmall oval berry, of a greenifli white colour, with a 
thin Ikin and foft juicy, flelh. The berries grow clofe, forming 
fmall bunches. The tafte of this fruit, before it is quite ma- 
tured, is exceedingly difagreeable ; but, when perfectly ripe, 
is very fweet, and pleafing to fome palates. 
39. BLACK RAISIN GRAPE.’’ 
The berries of this fpecies are large, oval, and black, with 
a thick Ikin and a hard firm flefh. It forms long handfome 
bunches.^ 
40. WHITE 
^ « Raifins are of two forts 5 thofe which are called fun-raifins are made thus : 
V/hen the grapes are almoft ripe, the ftalk is cut half through, fo that the fap may 
not penetrate farther, but yet the bunch of grapes may remain fufpended by the 
Ilalk. The fun, by darting on them, candies them, and when they are dry they 
are packed up in boxes. 
“ The feconJ fort is made after t!ie following manner : When the Vines are 
pruned, the tendrils are preferved till the time of vintage ■, a great fire is made, 
wherein thofe tendrils are burnt, and in the lye, made of their afhes, the newly- 
gathered grapes are dipt,* after which they are expofed to the fun to dry, which 
renders them fit for ufe .” — Travels through Portugal and Spatn^ in 1772 atid 1773, 
by Richard Twifsy Efq\ F. R. S. p. 334. 
* Mr. Swinburne, in his travels through Spain, p. 208, informs us, that the 
raifins dried upon the coaft of Valencia are dipped in a lye of wine and afhes. 
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