Isles of spice and palm . How Nutmegs Grow. Grenada. Picturesque Palms Along the Coast. Tobago LAST OF THE CARIBBEES —^the aromatic, solid, spicy nut—is withinthe glossy outer shell beneath the mace. Whenfirst ripe and freshly gathered the nutmegsare one of the most beautiful of natures prod-ucts, but the mace soon fades to a dull brownor yellow and drops off; the glossy shell be-comes gray and wrinkled and beauty givesplace to utility. In addition to the mace andnutmeg, the pulpy, peach-like flesh of the fruitis also used. JNIade into jam, preserved, orcandied, it is delicious, with a sweet,
Isles of spice and palm . How Nutmegs Grow. Grenada. Picturesque Palms Along the Coast. Tobago LAST OF THE CARIBBEES —^the aromatic, solid, spicy nut—is withinthe glossy outer shell beneath the mace. Whenfirst ripe and freshly gathered the nutmegsare one of the most beautiful of natures prod-ucts, but the mace soon fades to a dull brownor yellow and drops off; the glossy shell be-comes gray and wrinkled and beauty givesplace to utility. In addition to the mace andnutmeg, the pulpy, peach-like flesh of the fruitis also used. JNIade into jam, preserved, orcandied, it is delicious, with a sweet, spicy,aromatic flavor unlike anything else. Cacao, though common enough on the otherislands, is seen to perfection in Grenada, andhere one may watch the entire process of grow-ing, picking, preparing and drying the cocoabeans for export. Unlike most trees, thecocoa flowers sprout directly from the bark oflimbs and trunk—tiny star-shaped, pink andwhite flowers, which later develop into great,rough, scarlet, orange, yellow, or purple ellip-tica
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