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bubble. Ammu
had allowed Estha to copy Mammachi’s recipe for banana jam into her new recipe
bookblack with a white spine. Acutely aware of the honor that Ammu had bestowed
on himEstha had used both his best handwritings. Bananajam (in his old best writ-
ing) Crush ripe banana. Add water to cover and cook on a ~ hot fire till fruit is soft.
Sqweeze out juice by straining through course muslin. Weigh equal quantity of sugar
and keep b~. Cook fruit juice till it turns scarlet and about half the quantity evap-
oarates. Prepare the gelatin (pectin) thus Proportion 1:5 ie: 4 teaspoons Pectin. 20 tea-
spoons sugar. Estha always thought of Pectin as the youngest of three brothers with
hammersPectinHectin and Abednego. He imagined them building a wooden ship
in failing light and a drizzle. Like Noah’s sons. He could see them clearly in his mind.
Racing
against time. The sound of their hammering echoing dully under the brooding
storm-coming sky. And nearby in the junglein the eeriestorm-coming lightanimals
queued up in pairs: Girl boy. Girl boy. Girl boy. Girl boy. Twins were not allowed.
The rest of the recipe was in Estha’s new best handwriting. Angularspiky. It leaned
backwards as though the letters were reluctant to yilai：
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