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[1] For Fish Curries, but not fresh fish—the fresh fish could be given acid taste from lemon, or tamarind, or vinegar.
[2] In 1879 have been to Maldive Island, or Minicoi Island, with my master, to a wrecked steamer of “Bird” Line.—Ed.
Please to read the article of Saturday Review of 22nd October, 1887.
[3] Dried shark, prepared in the Maldive Islands.—Ed.
[4] If could be procured.
[5] Ghee is only melted butter, much used in India, most by Bengali.
[6] Natives of India says it is a very useful medicine, but I myself know too little history about it, but has a nasty smell.
[7] Poppadoms is a thin kind of flour and turtle eggs, and a kind of grain, mixed and made as thin as paper.
[8] Kitchen mate is a boy kept under the cook to do all the washing, etc., etc.