Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ..., Volume 25Printed at the Government Central Press, 1886 - Bombay (India : State) |
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Page 220 - The method sometimes adopted is that of throwing the fresh seeds, without any cleansing process, into the common mill, and expressing in the usual way. The oil thus becomes mixed with a large portion of the colouring matter of the epidermis of the seed, and is neither so pleasant to the eye, nor so agreeable to the taste, as that obtained by first repeatedly washing the seeds in cold water, or by boiling them for a short time, until the whole of the reddishbrown colouring matter is removed, and the...
Page 135 - I have been informed that the best trees will yield at the rate of one hundred pints in the twenty-four hours. The pith or farinaceous part of the trunk of old trees is said to be equal to the best sago ; the natives make it into bread, and boil it into thick gruel : these form a great part of the diet of those people ; and during the late famine they suffered little while those trees lasted.
Page 129 - Kurumbar bags or sacks are made from the liber or inner bark by a very simple process. A branch is cut, corresponding to the length and diameter of the sack wanted. It is soaked a little, and then beaten with clubs until the inner bark separates from the wood.
Page 135 - This tree is highly valuable to the natives of the countries where it grows in plenty. It yields them during the hot season an immense quantity of toddy or palm wine. I have been informed that the best trees will yield at the rate of a hundred pints in the twenty-four hours.
Page 159 - The seeds, like those of the other cucurbitaceous fruits, contain much farinaceous matter blended with a large portion of mild oil ; the natives dry and grind them into a meal, which they employ, as an article of diet ; they also express a mild oil from them, which they use in food, and to burn in their lamps.
Page 129 - ... off, with the exception of a small piece left to form the bottom of the sack, and which is carefully left untouched. These sacks are in general use among the villagers for carrying rice, and are sold for about six annas each.
Page 172 - First noticed by Monardes and Piso. " The rasped root, mixed with water, boiled and fermented, yields a liquor called Cassiri. Cassava meal is obtained by subjecting the grated root to pressure to express the juice, and then drying and pounding the residual cake. Of this meal Cassava Bread is made. The expressed juice, by repose, deposits the farina called Cassava starch or Tapioca. A sauce called Casareep, or Cassireepe, is made from the juice.
Page 157 - Dheemurs, who are everywhere fishermen and palankeenhearers ; and they keep boats for the planting, weeding, and gathering the Singhara. The holdings or tenements of each cultivator are marked out carefully on the surface of the water by long bamboos stuck up in it ; and they pay so much the acre for the portion they tilL The long straws of the plants reach up to...
Page 157 - The long straws of the plants reach up to tho surface of the water, upon which float their green leaves ; and their pure white flowers expand beautifully among them in the latter part of the afternoon. The nut grows under the water after the flowers decay, and is of a triangular shape, and covered with a tough brown integument adhering strongly to the kernel, which is white, esculent, and of a fine cartilaginous texture. The people are very fond of these nuts, and they are carried often upon bullocks'...
Page 196 - Stamens 10 ; filaments longer than the pistil, combined below into a rather short cylindrical tube. Ovary oval. Styles 3, about as long as the ovary. Stigmas thickened. Fruit a 1-seeded, oblong drupe, in a dry state obscurely furrowed. Nut of the same shape and furrowed. — A powerful stimulant of the nervous system, affecting it in a manner analogous to opium. Less violent in its effects than that drug, but more permanent in its action. The Peruvians chew the leaves with finely powdered chalk,...