Mrs. Lorimer mentions it, and even photographed it. I suppose there were several, but we only saw one, and that in exactly the place where she photographed it in 1934. It consisted of a wicker basket of the shape used for carrying loads on the back, wedged upright between two strong poles seven feet long, held apart by three crosspieces. Not many animals can be spared for meat, so the regime is of necessity mainly vegetarian. There is a definite limit to the number of animals the land can support.
Fresh butter is unknown.
It is in short supply and much valued. On the rare occasions when an animial is slaughtered, nothing is wasted. If the meat is tough, so are the excellent teeth of the diners. With luck and good management the dried apricots last all through winter and spring. When we were there the new crop was not quite ripe, and everyone was finishing last year's store.