The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11
TEMPTING AND TROPICAL
FRUITS RARE AND COMMON rH,T
COKE TO nav FORK arr N tRKErS

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RfIiuoas-Iusrtov-G pa vac, Managers, P.r
stmmonr. asa PaP-ws-Ths fOueErnn,t.
sspodiiIs, TausrIsd, srs Alligator rrsr
II you ask Mr. Brown Of Brown & Sec,omb
the fruit auctioneers OF State and Bride.
streets or Mr.. Rose Of the Fruit Exchange on
Park place. near Greenwich street about IN,
trade In sapodlllas. priekly pears, rapaws. o,
manages, he IL likely TO look bored SONS.
what, for no deals In fruit By the million
boxes and punches. whereas the fruit naped
and the Ruava. tamarind alligator pear and
other perishable fruits OF the tropics arc va
struggling for a place in commercial consld.
GRAFTON. They are arriving there. surely Jut
slowly for cosmopolitan New York want,
whatever the world produces that Is good Ia
eat. and in their various seasons every ftuit
nearly. anywhere esteemed as palatabla
which will bear transportation from it's nativ,
soil to Manhattan Island is to be found on IN.
stands OF the fancy" fruit stores
II will take many years for any other ftnl,
even remotely to approach In amount Of i'm.
portation tina i'm portations OF oranges aud bs.
nanaa OF oranges New York citT imports an.
nually from Sicily, Florida. and Caltiorni.
more than half q billion. last seasons impC,,,
having been 1000 900 boxes from Florida
1000. 900 boxes from Sicily. and 200. COO bo1s,
from California These 320O.UOO boxes ar.
estimated to have contained about SO, OO0OO0
oranges. The q. 300. COO bunehes OF banana,
imported into New York during last year ar,
estimated to have held about Az. 900. OOO ba.
nanas, and the 12OO0.00O lunches i'm ported
into the United States supplied this fruit.
hungry republic with one and one half billion,
single bananas
pomegranates have not yet risen to the dig.
nifty of commercial consideration, but thSt1.
aSsntitiss to make attractive dispIsy. N en-
windows OF the broadway and Fifth avsnu.
iruitiers. II Is because their importation has
dealer on Fulton street near the ferry. Is th,
ths rsds IL. st d ssf
such fruits. Mr.. Pesrsall SAYS. came from Wis.
cans Then IL grew b1 the demsnd Of d% Ss.
Workers.. whose palates had been tickled W
the dainty favor Of the mango. which even ito
the luscious sweetness Of the persimm M on and
the guava while they were visiting regions Of
wac sstis,ied fssh 2hsEs came ."e d smsnd
tbc tables Of those WHO .introducsd them hem so so
in their season every fruit that can bear the the
The beautiful pomserepsts seems now to b.
nrst In the race OF the fancies," partly be-
north as the Ohio River but the northern h m Va.
Tieties are rather too acid to he pleasant eat
snd ssSrs t1n9
table. either in a basket Of fruit. whole. with
its red and orange skin slisteni9g brightly or
or amber flesh. But those are not the proper oa
ways to serve the pom eRrsnate. II you get
ri s' hT s
sp its sses pick Gq.
wine. dry white or red. upon them. and You
have dish which explains why thi. fruit has
About 900 cases q thsss were ere i inported iss
5esr ,CaiiioTnta promises to make them As
sapod s0ass e &C. only from til.
Wsst lRass y lSots IKE small sweet 20;
stained your hands SO when you we're boy and
vent out nnttinE over on the bin whore the
nut grew. Somehow there do not seem 10 be
any hills nowadays where so many kinds Of
10 fSe
gray squirrels went to drink in the early morn.
- Effected By insiRisnt decay. and then it be-
The papsv. where Il f. extollsd by the sweet
cline cousin q the banana. It has sweet
ssE ::h BY Th 6. hIe: snS
New New fors LII that thSs readily pay from lo 70 %
q made inyisibls Those inpertsd come a.
Irats o le@ II. iI Ysiands and tropical
The sIliEatSr pear Locke IKE an enormous
SIDE husk Of the nut Is removed. When you
cut the alligator pear lengthwlse aud divide 1t
one Of the halves has clinglpg 10 1t an egg
ooE Ike halved hard boiled egg with the
I9ik taken out The flesh can be scooped out
II . salad dressing or else spice 1t highly aud
sat t as q separate dish; They cost in our
G3st IsaaYss can r. brought here. even from
i ft and sSa Gfiaas i4s Er S.a
ind tissh that suggests strSw f crushed
sS sS srist iru 5 and all the red
rhss dstsriorsts Ia n an I Senf siteI they Sss:
'een picked, they are so delicate. aud that 10
he reason they are neaSlI all used for Jelly
n pretty fair condition, II they have had the
gck to meet the most favorable weather from
nd the ISLANDS ssnd us sua9a ot sS
spread some Of that ieily-or better yet some
sST sRT bS s5d
Tsstness aud light Tor you for days. ~,
The Arabs count 1t TO the credit Of tho Hin
ueed into ths Vest Indies, and We gel tie
IEes peapod growing but is Longer, al and Ito
he'll becomes brittle when ripe When the
hell Is removed the interior flesh and seeds
re thrown into barrel. which Is filed up
ssdsd up end ready Tor the market Tho
reserve. acid sweet In taste. Is made IN mOrs
ttraGtiye form for the high class Tetal! 'leEt-
70 glass iaTs being used for the syrup pre-
erNed and fancy boxes for the sugar Irs-
eTIed tamarindA About May each yea
.w packages Of the fruit are brought here
resi- aud people who cannot get enough ift
NY them.
Never try and eat a large ripe mango unless
GU are prepared to foresweaT all thai yol
ave held most essential about eating man-
sIs There can be 10 manner o. manners
nout the operation II you want the manga
hey reach here 10y steamer from Havana p
iirly good condition The trait is Tck ]
Teen, as to color and condition. aud II yell
Nv and Tlpe when II reaches the fruit stands
hose which come here are seldom larger
han goose egg, hut In the West luties en-
al America, aud tho Sandwich Islani- there
re varieties which grow as large a. M ~
esq naliioina peaTs. In the rentTe ~ ~
cSh clings. as II 7 had hesn sewn uG ~
alior, This issh. which is very 90
nj abundantly Juicy. is also stTinsy and
nm me skln u removed you must Pseia.eip