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it is left to cool, and to deposite its feculent parts. 
Next day the clear liquor is drawn off by a cock, 
and again committed to the large iron vessel. At 
first it is boiled briskly, but towards the end the 
evaporation is slow, and requires constant stirring 
to prevent burning. When it becomes of the con¬ 
sistence of honey, it is poured into gourds, or 
calabashes, for sale, and hardens by age. 
