Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...if so, is the food consumed without further preparation? 31. Are roasting or broiling, baking, boiling, stewing, or frying in use? and what are the methods adopted in each? 32. In roasting or broiling, are spits or other utensils employed? 33. In baking, are the ovens simply pits in the earth, or built up? are they permanent, or constructed for the occasion? are they lined with leaves? and are hot stones placed with the food? 34. Are any vegetables cooked with the meat? 35. Are hollow trees, ant-hills, or such like used as ovens? 36. In frying, what grease or oil is preferred? 37. In boiling, is the use of hot stones known? 38. What are the forms and materials of the cooking-vessels and implements? and are they cleaned after 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 farinaceous pudding known? 42. Is the cooking carried on in.' the dwelling-house or in a separate building? 43. Is it performed 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, ..