Manava Dharmashastra 6.28

6.28

grāmād āhṛtya vāśnīyād aṣṭau grāsān vane vasan
pratigṛhya puṭenaiva pāṇinā śakalena vā //

Or (the hermit) who dwells in the forest may bring (food) from a village, receiving it either in a hollow dish (of leaves), in (his naked) hand, or in a broken earthen dish, and may eat eight mouthfuls.