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148 KINGDOM OF BOKHARA. BOOK I.
36-} lbs. of gram.
43 lbs. of beans.
16 lbs. of mutton.
24 lbs. of beef.
8 lbs. of oil.
140 lbs. of salt.
1 lb. of sugar.
4f lbs. of ghee.
The fruits of Bokhara have attained a great ce-
lebrity ; but it is more from quantity than quality.
They consist of the peach, plum, apricot, cherry,
sour cherry, apple, pear, quince, walnut, fig, pome-
granate, mulberry, and grape ; also the melon,
pumpkin, and cucumber. Most of the stone fruit
is inferior to that of Persia, only excepting the
apricots of Balkh, which are highly flavoured, and
nearly as large as apples. They are called " Bakur
khanee ; and 2000 of them may be purchased for a
rupee. There are many kinds of grapes; the best
are the Sahibee and Hooseinee: the first is a purple
grape, the other yellow, and of a long shape; and
both have a flavour truly luscious. The vines are
not pruned as in Europe. The raisins prepared
from the Bokhara grapes stand unrivalled in size
and flavour: the best are dipped in hot water, and
then dried, from which they have the name of
" ab-josh," which means water-boiled: they are soft
and beautifully transparent. The wines of Bok-
hara are unpalatable to European taste, with little
flavour; some of them might even be mistaken for
beer. They cannot be preserved for more than a
year; which evinces some defect in their manu-
36-} lbs. of gram.
43 lbs. of beans.
16 lbs. of mutton.
24 lbs. of beef.
8 lbs. of oil.
140 lbs. of salt.
1 lb. of sugar.
4f lbs. of ghee.
The fruits of Bokhara have attained a great ce-
lebrity ; but it is more from quantity than quality.
They consist of the peach, plum, apricot, cherry,
sour cherry, apple, pear, quince, walnut, fig, pome-
granate, mulberry, and grape ; also the melon,
pumpkin, and cucumber. Most of the stone fruit
is inferior to that of Persia, only excepting the
apricots of Balkh, which are highly flavoured, and
nearly as large as apples. They are called " Bakur
khanee ; and 2000 of them may be purchased for a
rupee. There are many kinds of grapes; the best
are the Sahibee and Hooseinee: the first is a purple
grape, the other yellow, and of a long shape; and
both have a flavour truly luscious. The vines are
not pruned as in Europe. The raisins prepared
from the Bokhara grapes stand unrivalled in size
and flavour: the best are dipped in hot water, and
then dried, from which they have the name of
" ab-josh," which means water-boiled: they are soft
and beautifully transparent. The wines of Bok-
hara are unpalatable to European taste, with little
flavour; some of them might even be mistaken for
beer. They cannot be preserved for more than a
year; which evinces some defect in their manu-