, 1888-08-08

unknown. Mr.. Jenman, quoting from a
former paper in the ArgOSy, describes how
Akees are prepared for table, and the Ob-
ject OF the exhibit in the museum is to
show them separated from the seed and
other parts of the fruit, ready for cooking
i'll any of the ways he has described.
Those interested should visit the Museum
and see this very beautiful, and no less
delicious, fruit.
The Akee.-Let me remind my readers
that the Akee tree (BLjgbiG sapida) is now
III fruit, if only to prevent, by a word in
season, the waste which | see in George
town, where, on ome of the trees at least,
this valuable eSCulent is allowed to hang
and perish. The largest tree in tow
stands In a villa garden in Main Street,
not many steps from the Portuguese
Church. 1t is bearing q plentiful crop of
ruddy beautiful fruit, and fully ~juStitirs,
despite the Disagreement which some
dead bird-vine contributes, my description
of the Akee as a beautiful and highly
ornamental tree, published in the ArqOSy
of last year. There is a much smaller
specimen standing near by this large tree,
anG another or two in a.garden Il few
yards distant. | only know two or three
other specimens in the town Or it's vicinity,
but everywhere the fruit is allowed to
perish. Now, surely, it ought not to be
necessary to say much in advocacy of the
use of Akee fruit, but from the fact |
have mentioned that the greater part
produced is allowed to waste on the trees,
it is evident that it is necessary 10 remind
persons, who possess trees, of their own
interest in this matter possibly also to
inform any who are entirely ignorant of its
character and merits. Quoting what one
has written before is alike uninterestiDg to
both writer and reader, and only to be
justified, like profanity in conversation, or
Its equivalent, the use of italics in writing,
by the assured necessity of very exceptions
al circumstances. But the improvidence
OF want Of acquaintance with this fruit
above alluded to-, seems to require that |
should either write again or quote the
directions | gave last year in the aforemen-
toned article as to how AkeeS ShOulu be
used and | take this as sufficient excuse
for a busy individual, if not a quite entire
justification, for reproducing what | said
on the culinary part Of the subject then
and to answer as we'll thereby the inquir eS
OF those who did not see the paper referred
to. But before proceeding to quote, | will
describe how Akees may be gathered
where the trees are too large, as in the
case Oh JItdJ JuSb HOW dIIltttU 10, lot mem
to be conveniently reached by hand. 1t is
not however a garden recreation or opera
ton | would recommend to men of sub
stance physicallyl, but a light, footed
sprightly coolie can always be found ut
five minutes notice to take the risk for 2
ill or halfbitt of climbing the tree. He
should provide himself first with a suf-
t|cientIy long slender bamboo or other
light pole that can DE easily handled, the
outer thinner end of which should be split,
and a wedge, to keep it open, about / inch
thick, inserted 6 or 8 inches from the point,
where also it should be carefully and
tightly tied to keep the wedge in. This
will cause the end of the stick to stand
open about ] an inch, and in this slit the
stems of the fruit can be caught, aud by a
twist of the baud, as the pole is held by
the operator at the other end, broken off
and caught IN a small plant, basket about
6 or 8 inches in diameter also tied there,
on the end of the stick, for this purpose.
In this way fruit from high trees can be
got down without damage, taking care of
course that only that which is just open
ing is gathered. If allowed to hang long
after the fruit has opened, the Akees
become stale by exposure to the air, and
spoil. Now for the quotation in ques.
ton -
First [ will describe the making of the
we'll known dish, saltfsh-and-akeeS After