But when they wash, with one hand they pour it themselves upon the other.

They are very cleanly both in their bodies and heads, which they do very often wash, and also when they have been at stool they make use of water.
[None must speak while the Rice is put into the Pot.] But to give you a little of their Cookery.

If People be in the room talking together, the woman being ready to put the Rice into the Pot, bids them all be silent till she has put it in, and then they may procede with their discourse.

For if they should talk while the Rice is putting in, it would not swell.
[Sawce made of Lemmon juyce.] At the time of the year that there is most plenty of Lemmons, they take them and squeez the juyce into an earthen Pot, and set over the fire, and boil it so long, till it becomes thick and black like Tar.

This they set by for their use, and it will keep as long as they please.