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use ? 39. Are rings of clay or other material employed to 
keep the cooking vessels upright,? 40. Are any vessels sus¬ 
pended over the fire ? and how are they hung? 41. Are 
broths and stews made with vegetables? is any kind of fari¬ 
naceous pudding known? 42. Is the cooking carried on in 
the dwelling-house or in a separate building ? 43. Is it per¬ 
formed exclusively by men or women ? and are there any 
ceremonies or superstitions connected with it ? 44. Is the 
food for men and women cooked together or separately ? 
45. When cooks are a separate class, do they rank high or 
low in the community ? 46. Do the natives prefer the meat 
slightly or well cooked ? 47. What kind of rubbers or 
instruments are used in converting the grain into flour ? 
48. Is it made into bread or cakes ? and how ? 49. Is any 
leaven, yeast, or similar substance employed ? 50. When 
poisonous plants or animals killed by poison are used as food, 
how are the noxious qualities extracted ? 51. Is there any 
mode of preserving fruit or vegetables by cooking it with 
sugar, fermenting it, pickling, &c. ? 52. Are there any tradi¬ 
tions as to the origin of the art of cooking ? 53. Are there 
in the country any ancient heaps of refuse or kitchen-mid¬ 
dens, containing shells, bones, &c. ? and what do they contain? 
54. Do the present inhabitants form such heaps ? and do 
they adjoin their permanent habitations ? or are they at a 
distance, near a spot where there is a supply of food, such as 
shell-fish, &c. ? 
Maiiufacture of Drinks, —55. What drinks are chiefly in 
use ? and what are their native names ? 56. Is beer known ? 
from what grain is it made ? 57. Is the grain used raw or 
malted ? if the latter, how is it turned into malt ? 58. Are 
any ingredients employed, such as hops, to flavour the beer 
or make it keep? 59. Describe the mode of brewing and 
fermenting : how is the fermentation checked ? 60. How is 
the beer stored ? and how long will it keep ? 61. What are 
the utensils used in making, storing, and serving out the 
beer ? 63. Is beer-making a distinct vocation, or does each 
family brew for itself? 62. Is any wine made ? 64. Is it 
prepared from the juice of fruits, the sap of trees, or any other 
