. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. 384 Ceram. passed through, when the fibrous refuse is thrown away, and a fresh basketful put in its place. The water charged with sago starch passes on to a trough, with a depression in the cen- tre, where the. sediment is deposited, the surplus water trick- ling off by a shallow outlet. When the trough is nearly full, the mass of starch, which has a slight reddish tinge, is made into: cylinders of about thirty pounds' weight, and ne
. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. 384 Ceram. passed through, when the fibrous refuse is thrown away, and a fresh basketful put in its place. The water charged with sago starch passes on to a trough, with a depression in the cen- tre, where the. sediment is deposited, the surplus water trick- ling off by a shallow outlet. When the trough is nearly full, the mass of starch, which has a slight reddish tinge, is made into: cylinders of about thirty pounds' weight, and neatly cov- ered with sago leaves, and in this state is sold as raw sago. ? Boiled with water, this forms a thick glutinous mass, with a rather astringent taste, and is eaten with salt, limes, and. SAGO-WASHING. chilies. Sago-bread is made in large quantities, by baking it into cakes in a small clay oven containing six or eight slits side by side, each about three-quarters of an inch wide, and six or eight inches square. The raw sago is broken up, dried in the sun, powdered, and finely sifted. The oven is heated over a clear fire of embers, and is lightly filled with the sago-powder. The openings are then covered with a flat piece of sago bark, and in about ^ve minutes the cakes are turned out sufficiently baked. The hot cakes are very nice with butter, and when made with the addition of a little sugar and grated cocoa-nut are quite a delicacy. They are soft, and something like corn-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. New York : Harper
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