* she took.
   Dr. Russell says, "The Eastern ladies often wash their own
   hands, prepare cakes, pastry, etc. in their apartments; and
   some few particular dishes are cooked by themselves, but not
   in their apartments:  on such occasions, they go to some room
   near the kitchen."

 * flour.  or, paste.  and made cakes.
   Rather, as Mr. Parkhurst renders, "and tossed it
   (wattelabbaiv) in his sight, and dressed the tossed cakes
   (halleveevoth)."  This will receive illustration from the
   account which Mr. Jackson gives of the Arabian manner of
   kneading and baking.  "They have a small place built with
   clay, between two and three feet high, having a hole at the
   bottom for the convenience of drawing out the ashes, something
   similar to that of a brick-kiln.  The oven is usually about
   fifteen inches wide at top, and gradually grows wider to the
   bottom.  It is heated with wood; and when sufficiently hot,
   and perfectly clear from smoke, having nothing but clear
   embers at bottom, which continue to reflect great heat, they
   prepare the dough in a large bowl, and mould the cakes to the
   desired size on a board or stone placed near the oven.  After
   they have kneaded the cake to a proper consistency, they pat
   it a little, then toss it about with great dexterity in one
   hand till it is as thin as they choose to make it.  They then
   wet one side of it with water, at the same time wetting the
   hand and arm with which they put it into the oven."

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