Entry record from de Clercq (1890): Ternate
Page number: 299
gasi
• salt.zout.
gasi jawa
• salt brought from Java.van Java aangebracht zout.
gasi bòso
• salt obtained by evaporation of strongly concentrated sea-water in balangans.zout door uitdamping van sterk geconcentreerd zeewater in balangans vervaardigd.
gasi sòròpu
• salt mixed with ashes, obtained by burning wood sprinkled with sea-water.sterk met asch vermengd zout, door verbranding van met zeewater besprenkeld hout verkegen.
Note: The hasi ma hohu, which Valentijn translates (Ib, p. 206) as saltish food, makes no sense