It is burned half through, and I spent a day in clearing away the charred surface with a sharp ax and counting the annual wood-rings with the aid of a pocket lens.

它被烧了一半，我花了一天时间用锋利的斧头清理烧焦的表面，并借助袖珍镜头计算木头的年轮。

When fresh, it is perfectly white and delicious, but, because most of the wounds on which it is found have been made by fire, the exuding sap is stained on the charred surface, and the hardened sugar becomes brown.

新鲜时，它洁白可口，但由于发现它的伤口大多是火烧过的，渗出的汁液沾染在烧焦的表面，硬化的糖变成褐色。