Note 699 — Chapter L · HECTIC FEVER OR PHTHISIS[698]
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
“White pepper” is prepared by divesting the ripe berry of its skin by maceration in water, after which it is rubbed and finally bleached in the sun. It is occasionally bleached still further by means of chlorine. It is twice as expensive as black pepper, but is in little demand.—Dict. Econ. Prod., Vol. VI, Pt. 1, p. 261.