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purpose, which Is not Gtazed, sprinkling alittfe Water on the bottom of thePan first, then working it with both their open Hand* Flat, turning thembackwards and forwards to Grain it, till they makc it much resemblingStfft»which comes from the Eas-Indus. They Stcw their Flejh, keeping theirPots dose covercd which are made of Earth, put the Cuskfoo into an EarthenCuUender, which they call Caskafs f and this Cullender into the Mouth of .thePot, that so all the Steam which riscs from the Meat may be Jmbibed bythe Cuskfoo which causes it to swell, and makes it fit to be Eaten. When itis enough they put this Cuskfoo out into a Dilh, and the Cuskfoo being heap-ed up, they make (as it werej a Bed or Place for the Meat to Iie in, thenthey put good store of Spice t as Ginger, Pepper t Saffrott , &c. This Di(h is sctupon a Mat on the Ground, and 4 Men may easily sit aboutit - tho* i haveseen 6 and more at one Dilh: they sit with their Buttocks upon the Calvetof their Legs, with the bottom of their Feet on the Ground. If there aremany to Eat of this Meal, there are more Dtfhes. This Dißt they have inUse sometiaaes at Breakfast , as well as Ditiner and Supper t but it is common-ly used for the t wo last Meals.

At a Stately Entertainment they will have a Sheep Roasted whole, some-times a Half, or a Quarter on a Wooden Spit, or themost convenient thingtheycan sind. They do not continually keep Turning it, as we do, but leisorely letone side bealmost Roasted beforethey Turn the other. The Fire is com-mooly of Wood Burnt to Ciear Coal, and made so that the Heat Ascends tothe Meat. They Baste it with Oyl, and a little Sah and Water IncorporatedThey let it be throughly Roasted ; then They sey, Bijmiillab , In the NameofGod, aster they bare Walhed their Right Hands, and Pulling the Meat inpieces, they fall to Eating. Ir is to be noted, that they never use but theirRight Hand in Eating, and one holds while the other Pulls it asunder, Di-stributing the Pieces to the rest, as he Pulls it off. They scldom use aKntfe, and a Fork is a stränge thing amongst them. They are Dexterous atthis way of Carving, and never fiinch at the Heat or Warmth, for thatwould look mean, and might occasion one more Bold to take his Office up-on him to Perform. When they have done, they Lick their Fingers, andas osten as they have aHot Dilh, they Walh their Hands afrelh. Thenthey have Alfdoufh, or Virntiz,z>elii, with scme Meat on it, Stcwed Meat,well Spiced with Savory Broth; and aster they have Eat the Meat, theydip their Bread in the Sauce, or Broth, and Eat it. They are cleanly intheir Cookery; and if a Hairbe found it is a Capital Crime, but a Fly not,bccause it has Wings, and may getin aster it paffes from the Cook's Chargeor Management.

Cubbob is fmall pieces of Mutton with the Cawl of a Sheep wrapped onthem. Some make good Cubbob of the Liver, Lights and Heart. TheyPepper and Sah them, and put Sweet Herbs and Sajfron into them, thenRoast them, and when they Dilh them up, Squeezc an Orange or two onthem.

Eltnorofia is another: This is Pieces of Bees, of Cow or Camel, StewedwirhButter, Honey, and Water ; some will put Rob of Wine amongst it.;

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