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chap. v.
FRUITS AND WINES.
131
The people are passionately fond of sauntering in
these gardens, and may be seen flocking to them
every evening. The climate of Cabool is most
genial. At mid-day the sun is hotter than in Eng-
land ; but the nights and evenings are cool, and in
August only do the people find it necessary to sleep
on their balconies. There is no rainy season, but
constant showers fall as in England. The snow
lasts for five months in winter. During May, the
thermometer stood at 64° in the hottest time of the
day; and there was generally a wind from the
north, cooled by the snow that covers the moun-
tains. It must usually blow from that quarter,
since all the trees of Cabool bend to the south.
Cabool is particularly celebrated for its fruit,
which is exported in great abundance to India. Its
vines are so plentiful, that the grapes are given, for
three months of the year, to cattle. There are
ten different kinds of these : the best grow on frame-
works ; for those which are allowed to creep on the
ground are inferior. They are pruned in the be-
ginning of May. The wine of Cabool has a flavour
not unlike Madeira ; and it cannot be doubted, that
a very superior description might be produced in
this country with a little care. The people of Ca-
bool convert the grape into more uses than in most
other countries. They use its juice in roasting
meat; and, during meals, have grape powder as a
pickle. This is procured by pounding the grapes
before they get ripe, after drying them. It looks
like Cayenne pepper, and has a pleasant acid taste.
■They also dry many of them as raisins, and use
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FRUITS AND WINES.
131
The people are passionately fond of sauntering in
these gardens, and may be seen flocking to them
every evening. The climate of Cabool is most
genial. At mid-day the sun is hotter than in Eng-
land ; but the nights and evenings are cool, and in
August only do the people find it necessary to sleep
on their balconies. There is no rainy season, but
constant showers fall as in England. The snow
lasts for five months in winter. During May, the
thermometer stood at 64° in the hottest time of the
day; and there was generally a wind from the
north, cooled by the snow that covers the moun-
tains. It must usually blow from that quarter,
since all the trees of Cabool bend to the south.
Cabool is particularly celebrated for its fruit,
which is exported in great abundance to India. Its
vines are so plentiful, that the grapes are given, for
three months of the year, to cattle. There are
ten different kinds of these : the best grow on frame-
works ; for those which are allowed to creep on the
ground are inferior. They are pruned in the be-
ginning of May. The wine of Cabool has a flavour
not unlike Madeira ; and it cannot be doubted, that
a very superior description might be produced in
this country with a little care. The people of Ca-
bool convert the grape into more uses than in most
other countries. They use its juice in roasting
meat; and, during meals, have grape powder as a
pickle. This is procured by pounding the grapes
before they get ripe, after drying them. It looks
like Cayenne pepper, and has a pleasant acid taste.
■They also dry many of them as raisins, and use
k 2