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Prabhupada is attempting to treat his disease by adjusting the spicing in his diet. In the morning he instructed Palika to soak black pepper and cumin seed and then grind them into a paste. He had her do the same with tumeric. She cooked his lunch using this spicing, carefully mixing the paste with the required amount of water and adding it to his lunch preparations. Then this evening he called her in and had her make two parathas and a potato and eggplant subji. We were delighted to see him eat and he told us that the spicing had given him a good appetite.

Along with a flower garland and fresh sandalwood paste I have also been offering Prabhupada watermelon every afternoon after his post-lunch nap. The melons are so large that I only use a portion and save the rest in the refrigerator for later use. Srila Prabhupada happened to notice it and told me to stop, declaring, "Cut fruit must be distributed immediately."

- From "A Transcendental Diary Vol 4" by HG Hari Sauri Prabhu

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