An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . SHERBET-CUPS, in the streets,* which is made with raisins, as its name impliesanother kind, which is a strong infusion of liquorice-root, and calledby the name of that root; and a third kind, which is preparedfrom the fruit of the locust tree, and called, in like manner, bythe name of the fruit. The sherbet is served in coloured glasscups, generally called kullehs, containing about three-quartersof a pint; some of which (the more common kind) are ornamentedwith gilt flowers, etc. The sh
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . SHERBET-CUPS, in the streets,* which is made with raisins, as its name impliesanother kind, which is a strong infusion of liquorice-root, and calledby the name of that root; and a third kind, which is preparedfrom the fruit of the locust tree, and called, in like manner, bythe name of the fruit. The sherbet is served in coloured glasscups, generally called kullehs, containing about three-quartersof a pint; some of which (the more common kind) are ornamentedwith gilt flowers, etc. The sherbet-cups are placed on a roundtray, and covered with a round piece of embroidered silk, or clothof gold. On the right arm of the person who presents the sherbetis hung a large oblong napkin with a wide embroidered border ofgold and coloured silks at each end. This is ostensibly olfered Nebeetl (more properly, nebeedh ), or mudain. * Called simply sharhat, or shaibat sukkar, or only * Leymtjonateh, or siiarab el-leymoon. * Called zebeeb, This name is also given to an intoxicnting cinserve. L
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