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thing that is baked, is dressed after this man-ner; the larger yams being cut into smallerpieces. They perform the process of boilingin earthen pots, of the manufacture of the Fijiislands, or in iron vessels procured from ships,or in banana leaves: they also occasionallyroast food upon hot embers. As to their madedishes, the following is a list of the principal.

Vy-hoo; fish soup, made with a liquid pre-paration of cocoa-nut and water.

Vy-obji j boiled yams mashed up with cocoa-nut and water.

Vy-hopa ; ripe bananas cut in slices, andboiled with cocoa-nut and water.

Vy-chi; a sort of jelly made of ma, and thejuice of the qhi root.

Vy-vi ; a sort of apple grated, mixed withwater and strained.

Boboi; a preparation of ma and chi, forminga stronger jelly, but similar to iyclii.

Boi; similar to the above, but not jellied.

Fy'caky lulo tobtoo; bread-fruit beaten upand cut into small pieces : it is eaten with apreparation of cocoa-nut, and the juice eitherof the chi or sugar-cane : it very much resem-bles, in appearance and taste, batter pudding,with melted butter and sugar.

Fy'caky lolo matta; same as the above, eatenwith the expressed juice of the cocoa-nut.