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ter be in them : if new, the tail will pull fmart, like a fpring;; 
if full, the middle pf the tail wil} be fill} of hard, or reddim- 
fkinned meat. Cock lobfter is known by the narrow back part of 
the tail, and the two uppermoft fins within his tail are ftiff and 
hard ; but the hen is loft, and the back of her tail broader. 
Prawns , fkrimps , and crabfifh. 
THE two firft, if ftale, will be limber, and caft a kind of flimy 
fmeli, their colour fading, and they flimy: the latter will be 
limber in their claws and joints, their red colour turn blackilh 
and dufky, and will have an ill fmeli under their throats j other** 
wife ali of them are good. 
Plaife and flounders. 
IF they are ftiff, and their eyes be not funk or look dull, they 
are new; the contrary wlien ftale. The belt fort of plaife look 
bluifh on the belly. 
Pickled falmon . 
IF theflefh feels oily ? and the feales are ftiff and fhining, and 
it comes in flakes, and parts without crumbling, then it is new 
apd good, and not otherwife. 
Pickled and red herrings . 
For the firft, open the back to the bone, and if the flefh be 
white, fleaky and oily, and the bone white, or a bright red, they 
are good. If red herrings carry a good glofs, part well from 
the bone, and fmeli well, then conclude them to be good. 
Fruits and Garden-Stuff throughout the year. 
January fruits yet lafting , are f 
SQME grapes* the Kentifh, rpflet, golden, French, kirton 
and Dutch pippins, John apples, winter queenings, the mari¬ 
gold and Harvey apples, pom-water, golden-dorfet, renneting, 
love’s pearmain, and the winter-pearmain; winter burgomor, 
winter-boncretien, winter mafk, winter Norwich, and great fur* 
|-ein pears. All garden things much the fame as in December. 
February fruits yet lofting . 
THE fame as in January, except the golden-pippin and pom- 
water; alfo the pomery, and the wimer^peppering and dagobent 
pear. 
March fruits yet lafting. 
THE golden ducket-daufet, pippins, rennettings, Jove’s pear- 
main and John apples. The latter boncretien, and double- 
bloflbm pear. 
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