Tropical agriculture, a treatise on the culture, preparation, commerce and consumption of products of the vegetable kingdom |
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199 페이지 - And they placed them on the heavenly tablets, each had thirteen weeks; from one to another (passed) their memorial, from the first to the second, and from the second to the third, and from the third to the fourth.
84 페이지 - As the balls of leaves come from the hands of the roller they are placed in a heap until the whole have been rolled. They are again shaken on the sieves as before and set over the fire for a little while longer.
83 페이지 - ... fixed, — that is, there is no longer any danger of their becoming black. They are of a dullish green colour, but become brighter afterwards. The most particular part of the operation has now been finished, and the tea may be put aside until a larger quantity has been made. The second part of the process consists in winnowing and passing the tea through sieves of different sizes, in order to get rid of the dust and other impurities, and to divide the tea into the different kinds known as twankay,...
83 페이지 - ... and allowed to separate and fall down again. They are tossed about in this manner, and slightly beat or patted with the hands, for a considerable space of time. At length, when they become soft and flaccid, they are thrown in heaps, and allowed to lie in this state for about an hour, or perhaps a little longer. When examined at the end of this time, they appear to have undergone a slight change in colour, are soft and moist, and emit a fragrant smell. The rolling process now commences.
84 페이지 - The leaves having now lost a large portion of their moisture, and having become considerably reduced in size, are removed into the factory. They are put a second time into the roasting-pan for three or four minutes, and taken out and rolled as before.
82 페이지 - Having been thrown again into the pan, a slow and steady charcoal fire is kept up, and the leaves are kept in rapid motion by the hands of workmen. Sometimes they are thrown upon the rattan-table and rolled a second time.
82 페이지 - Green tea.—When the leaves are brought in from the plantations they are spread out thinly on flat bamboo trays, in order to dry off any superfluous moisture. They remain for a very short time exposed in this manner, generally from one to two hours; this however depends much upon the state of the weather.
251 페이지 - The fire is lit as soon as the juice is collected, and poured into the four pans, which are kept constantly supplied with fresh juice as the water evaporates, until the whole produce of the morning is boiled down to the required density. As the contents of each pan become sufficiently boiled, they are ladled out into other earthen pots or jars of various sizes, from...
262 페이지 - On such slips all the letters and edicts of the Dutch Government used to be written, and sent round open and unsealed. When a single slip was not sufficient, several were bound together by means of a hole made at one end, and a thread on which they were strung. If a book had to be made for the use of the "Wihares, or any other purpose, they sought for broad and handsome slips of talapat leaves, upon which they engraved the characters very elegantly and accurately, with the addition of various figures...
301 페이지 - Ibs. of ear gave a bushel of corn shelled. 2. King Philip, or the eight-rowed yellow corn. Its ears, which contain only eight rows, are longer than those of the Golden Sioux, and it will yield about the same quantity of oil. It is a hardy plant which belongs to a high latitude ; grows to about nine feet in height ; stalks small ; ears from ten to fourteen inches in length. 3. Canada Corn, or eighteen-rowed yellow...