San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
Photograph by Raba.

istic peach flavor, while it has flavor
like that of some apples. 4 descrip-
ton of it says: Thin skin, brown
pulp. extremely sweet. Species of the
chicle tree, the zap of which is the
basis of all chewing gums
The Tangelo.
The tangelo is called a new fruit,
hybridized here in Miami. IL is u
cross between the tangerinc and :he
grapefruit, having the qualities Of
both. but quite different from either.
II has almost no fiber or rag, and is
juicy and of rich tart flavor, BAT
| doubt if it will be popularized as c
breakfast fruit. A coafectioner com
ing here from Chicago serves a tau
gelo punch which is popular. II is
made just like a lemonade. ! judge,
and i think such a punch freshly
made at home would be far superior.
Seine Of the Others.
/ have ordered for my intimate
ACQUAINTANCE a dozen Panama oranges
or golden lines which are used here
mainly for decorative purposes. They
are certainly about the prettiest little
things | have ever seen in fruit-just
miniature orange but of wonderful
deep color! The King cranp. is much
extolled here, and it does have the
darkest and richest looking pulp of
all. and is juicy. The citron, the sour
orange, the bitter sweet orange, the
Persian lime, the ponderosa lemons a.
some of the citrus fruits which | have
not vet seen. There is so q long li't
of miscellanies which | have no hope
Of finding. including plums and nuts.
but / have seen the candle tree and
had one of its fruits. But the iuiube,
mainly used for flavoriN collection
cry. still eludes me although ] have
sought it here as elsewhere. Some ne
has recently joked about the bread
crumb tree, but there is n jackfrL.t
tree here, il seems. which is q mem.
her of the bread fruit family.
The Fruited Palms.
The cocoanut palms. tall and short,
lire the streets of. this city cid little
later l should think they might make
walking an uncertain business. y
vcman from South America Las prom
ised me Il recipe which has a Spa 1ish
title. one word of whicl means mouth
and which has been translated Is
Ladies' Slobber. Sounds a bit risque
but the compound is called most del'.
cious. She also makes a dessert of
tic avocado by whipping t up until it
is like a float, sweetenjng it and then
serving it with lime or lemon juice.
Ihe banana palm bea.s fruit when II
is quite small and the green punches
are to be seen developing hcreabou's.
among which seem prodigies of this
semi-tropical world.
Tropical Recipes.
One of the churches Of Miami has
get up a book of tropical 'ecipes, and
uIGer "Sapodillo" which i also find
spelled authoritatively with "a for
the last letter. il says: This fruit is
the peach of the American tropics.
Peel and serve as ripe peaches. Mrs.
Hidden said last year, I find that til?
fruit makes one of cbe lest sweet
pickles / have ever made We Amerl-
cons have been too busy hunting fer
eign things and lodging the criticism
of foreigners, TO develop our re-
sources Perhaps we Lave. There s
certainly charm in variety and we
need it.
There is a fruit, cecropia, mention:'i
in this book which / Lave not seen
described elsewhere. 1t says: ''T Ms
REGULAR finger shaped fruit much ro-
senbles the fig. 1t can be eaten fresh
frrm the tree or made into paste az IL
done with figs. for cake filling. Ono
cur fruit. one-half cup s"gar. one-halt
Gun water. Boil until thick and spread
between layers of cake. If needed ~
tlisken. teaspoonful Of c,rn starch
or arrowroot NAV be added