Scottish geographical magazine . er with odd little knobs and lumps. A fourth species, rather long,and of a dark red colour, is also used for curing. The process of curing is as follows:—The sea-slugs are taken ashore,cut open, and cleaned. Then they are put into a huge iron pot andboiled for an hour or two. Then they are laid upon a framework ofreed grass or fine cane. This is set up in the drying shed in thecurrent of a continuous column of smoke coming up from a fire of drift-wood below, which is kept smouldering away both night and thoroughly cured, they look just like lumps of le
Scottish geographical magazine . er with odd little knobs and lumps. A fourth species, rather long,and of a dark red colour, is also used for curing. The process of curing is as follows:—The sea-slugs are taken ashore,cut open, and cleaned. Then they are put into a huge iron pot andboiled for an hour or two. Then they are laid upon a framework ofreed grass or fine cane. This is set up in the drying shed in thecurrent of a continuous column of smoke coming up from a fire of drift-wood below, which is kept smouldering away both night and thoroughly cured, they look just like lumps of leather. They arethen put up into sacks, and shipped off to the markets of China andJapan. Prepared in a certain way, they form the basis of a splendidsoup, much relished alike by Asiatic and European epicures in the is equal to the finest turtle soup. The Island City of Nan-Matal. These ruins lie a little south of the entrance to Middle Harbour on theeast coast, consisting of some sixty walled islets of rectangular form. ••, ??^ . ? ??-H-- M. A ^ ?•.,;.,r> ...-. -y -?•?- S No. G.
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