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From these dried macas, the Indians prepare a sort of soup or rather syrup, which diffuses a sweet, sickly sort of odor, but which, when eaten with roasted maize, is not altogether unpalatable.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Johann Jakob von Tschudi 1853
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Guapo knew that he had got his hands upon a bag of dried macas, and although their owner was absent, he had already come to the determination to appropriate them for himself and party.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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They had cooked the last of the macas for that morning's meal.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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The macas, and maize, and a fresh steak from the wild bull, enabled them to make a most excellent supper.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Guapo knew that he had got his hands upon a bag of dried macas, and although their owner was absent, he had already come to the determination to appropriate them for himself and party.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Their stock of ocas, ullucas, and macas, was quite out.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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My host, being a bachelor, was his own cook, and some parched maize and ` macas, 'with a roasted chinchilla, furnished the repast.
The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850
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The macas, and maize, and a fresh steak from the wild bull, enabled them to make a most excellent supper.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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They had cooked the last of the macas for that morning's meal.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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Their stock of ocas, ullucas, and macas, was quite out.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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