تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 10.8.7

10.8.7

to eat. Cups of gold, silver and glass are brought, filled with sugar-water, that is, julep dissolved in water; they call this the sharba, and they drink it before the meal. Then the chamberlain says "In the name of God", and at that they begin to eat. When they have eaten, jugs of fuqqāʿ [barley-beer] are brought, and when they have drunk it, betel and areca nut are brought, which have been mentioned before. When they have taken the betel and areca nut, the chamberlain says "In the name of God", and they rise, make obeisance as they did at first, and depart.