[A kind of Puddings.] Tacpetties, made of Rice-flower, and the meat of the Coker-nut and Jaggory.  They are made up into small lumps, and so put in a Leaf, and laid on a cloth over a Pot of boyling water.  The stream of which heats that which is laid upon it:  and so they are sodden like a Pudding.  They tast like white bread, Almonds and Sugar.

Pitu.  Which is made thus.  They take flower of Coracan, and sprinkle a little water into it, being both put into a large Pot for the purpose.  Then they stir and rowl it in the Pot with their hands:  by which means it crumbles into corns like Gun-Powder.  Then they have a Pot of boyling water with a cloth tyed over it; and upon this cloth they lay so much of this corn flower as they can conveniently cover with another Pot.  And so the steam coming through the cloth boils it, that it will be much like unto a Pudding.  And this they use to eat as they do Rice.

[The Womens Houswifry.] The womens Housewifry is to beat the Rice out of the husk; which they do with an Ebeny Pestle before mentioned.  They lay the Rice on the ground, and then beat it, one blow with one hand, and then tossing the Pestle into the other, to strike with that.  And at the same time they keep stroke with their feet (as if they were dancing) to keep up the Corn together in one heap.  This being done, they beat it again in a wooden Morter to whiten it, as was said before.  This work tho it be very hard, belongeth only to the women:  as also to fetch both wood and water.  The wood they bring upon their heads, the water in an earthen Pot, placing it upon their hip.  To the women also belongs a small bill to cut Herbs, Pumkins &c.  Which she is to dress.  Which bill she lays upon the ground, the edg upwards, and sets her self upon a Staff or handle to hold it fast, and what she meaneth to cut, she lays it upon the edge, and shoveth it on it.

[How they entertain strangers.] When one comes to anothers house, being set down the Entertainment is, green Leaves, they call Bullat, which they eat raw with Lime and Betel-nut, and Tobacco.  And being set a while, the man of the house will ask the Stranger what he comes tor, which if he does not suddenly, the Stranger will take exceptions at it, as thinking he is not welcom to him.  Neither do they ever go one to visit the other, unless it be for their own ends, either to beg or borrow.

[And Kindred.] And if Kindred, that are very nearly related come together, they have no loving or private conference one with the other, but fit like strangers very solid and grave.  And if they stay above one night, which is the common custom, then they do help and assist the man of the house in any work or service he hath to do.

[When they visit.] When any friends go to anothers house to visit, they never go empty handed, but carry provisions and sweat meats with them to their friend.  And then he makes them a Feast according to his ability, but they never eat of those things, which themselves brought.  But there is but little feasting among them unless at a Wedding.