FEEJEE GROUP, 349 The use of pottery is the cause of a difference between their mode of cooking and that of the other Polynesian islands. While the latter bake by means of ovens heated by … COOKING JAR. the neck of the jar full of banana-leaves, which allow the steam to escape but slowly. This is the most common way of preparing food. Their food, as has been seen, is rather steamed than boiled; they also sometimes bake their food. In all their modes of cooking they are remarkably…
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
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