Telegram-herald., 1888-01-24
SWEETS AND SOURS
WHAT GRAND RAPIDS PEoPIE EAT.
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rooa hizha The Msss.aa isEa0a ga he
ossfs iH4lhs World
Thas s2id he ssatIamanly propri-
stor Of lsSie1s iFuiE store On Cana. =.
yeslsriay afternoon il Fsspoass 70 qass
iion from = representative Of he TxLKosAx-
HEzAI0.
Yes TIE grsps fruit lsa not bsens sol1
mocha ia shezsz towna snd hs held up 10
the reporters gaze large round fTuit soais-
what RESEMBLING lszn0n ia collar and
tsziufs % riDa saL round Ia shape and
more Ike lsrgs ofgsDge. Crepe
o. spain AID Cuba, and Is groNa ca
trees s.milaF 60 the orange aud lemcB.
Aoshiag bas the juice s ealea. the yuiD
seins slightly osgter aud sonewn stEingy.
| TIE favor o. the Juice l. delicious, sons-
skBt rssen b'iBg tAat of tae orange though
nos quite 50 tar. like most Of the tFOpic al
fruits K IS picked before it has thoroughly
ripene1 and ls slippsd IN = partially
green sale.
Plies upon piles. tier upon tier of golden
oranges nj the frui. Yeuders store with de-
iielOus odoE. more grateful than The fsa-
srsnce Of pure roses. Most Of these are
fFom Florida anu California, II being too
early ia the season for Messiua, Valencia
and Palermo oranges. A few are IN market
now Dut theg are not very sweet or desirable.
With the April showers come fruits from
the fair shores Of the blue Mediterranean
ISLES. luscious, fall-msaled and Juicy, kissed
into perfection oy the suns ardent rays.
and Immediately taking first place on their
arrival IN this country
'rhrsea figs, theya pick roma the tree
aud puts in the bask basket ia boxa. No.
theys puts noa sugar ona- The fruita
richA"
DO they pack figs without any special
preparation" asked the reporter.
Yes, theya bringa them froms the tree
10 me whe n | buya them, TO other men
whens theya buys them, and pnta them in
tue bask. Theses pom-whata you calis
'-pomegranates, theya come iroma
Malaga, ana theya tastea ike q cherrs- The
tree lcok nks apple tree. so biga."
Dates from Africa, gathered fresh from
the trees and packed ready for shipment,
come 10 different varieties. soTe being snail
and of an inferior quality, while others are
very large and fine. The date tree some
what resembles a palm and The fruit is
borne in many grsDe-like clusters against
tie trunk and not a. the outer ends CT the
leai-ilke branches. The Trees grow tall,
often reaching an altitude OF from forty 10
nifty ieet. The cocoanuts with which the
loca, markets are supplied are shipped TO
New YORK from the Antilles, but bananas
come by way Of New Orleans and are re
ceIFed by dealers AT Toledo, where they are
| distributed TO retail dealers.
Among the curiosities 10 be found In
! Italian fruit stores sre the pretty plnk-lined
| ''cOTni' shells from the coast of spain, and
| star lisa from the West Indies and the
| Mediterranean Sea. The shells are found
attached by the living flesh 10 the rocks.
They are gathered and plunged into hot
water and are boiled for several hours until
the hssh leaves the shell free. They are
then ready for shipment. Another curious
| sight IA the fruit storcs-sinnply because IT
| Is in the fruit store-is the Spanish onion.
On. yesa. they grOws IN Spain" said the
| Oo.lslng proprietor in response TO doubt
OF their being imported; "and theya come
only ina the Winter TINA. Tkeya come
some frOms the Bermudas.'
A casual glance around the room dis
/ closed To the observer. nuts anu fruits from
every portion OF the globe: from The
| golden pOms grantees OF Eden" TO the rosy
checked Michigan apple; from the many
/ ounce nut Of the tropics TO the plain, every
day Grand Rapids chestnut. Thanking the
| dark eyed gentleman from the land of
sunshine and flowers, for his courtesy and
attentive in exhibiting his stores, the re-
porter once more started On the golden
circlet of the daily routine.