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A Boat
AlltheremedythatIfoundforthiswas,thatatlastIdidrememberIhad,amongtheseamen’sclotheswhichweresavedoutoftheship,someneckclothsofcalicoormuslin; andwithsomepiecesoftheseImadethreesmallsieves,butproperenoughforthework; andthusImadeshiftforsomeyears. HowIdidafterwards,Ishallshowinitsplace.
Thebakingpartwasthenextthingtobeconsidered,andhowIshouldmakebreadwhenIcametohavecorn;for,first,Ihadnoyeast. Astothatpart,astherewasnosupplyingthewant,soIdidnotconcernmyselfmuchaboutit; butforanovenIwasindeedingreatpain. AtlengthIfoundoutanexperimentforthatalso,whichwasthis: Imadesomeearthenvesselsverybroad,butnotdeep,thatistosay,abouttwofeetdiameter,andnotabovenineinchesdeep; theseIburnedinthefire,asIhaddonetheother,andlaidthemby; andwhenIwantedtobake,Imadeagreatfireuponmyhearth,whichIhadpavedwithsomesquaretiles,ofmyownmakingandburningalso; butIshouldnotcallthemsquare.
Whenthefirewoodwasburnedprettymuchintoembers,orlivecoals,Idrewthemforwarduponthishearth,soastocoveritallover,andthereIletthemlietillthehearthwasveryhot; thensweepingawayalltheembers,Isetdownmyloaf,orloaves,andwhelmingdowntheearthenpotuponthem,drewtheembersallroundtheoutsideofthepot,tokeepinandaddtotheheat. Andthus,aswellasinthebestovenintheworld,Ibakedmybarley-loaves,andbecame; inalittletime,amerepastry-cookintothebargain;forImademyselfseveralcakesoftherice,andpuddings; indeed,Imadenopies,neitherhadIanythingtoputintothem,supposingIhad,excepttheflesheitheroffowlsorgoats.
