. Forty years in Brazil . to us more thanonce to wonder whether the bunch of grapes brought back by the spies sent by Joshua to recon-noitre the Promised Land, and which was so heavyit required two men to carry it, was not really abunch of bananas. The Goiaba (guava) grows in all parts of thecountry, and is to be found in great abundance in theforests. It is an excellent fruit, and can be eatenfreely without any fear of ill-effects, which cannotbe said of [all the fruit out there. The Melancia,or water-melon, for instance, is said to be responsiblefor an increase in the death-rate when it is i
. Forty years in Brazil . to us more thanonce to wonder whether the bunch of grapes brought back by the spies sent by Joshua to recon-noitre the Promised Land, and which was so heavyit required two men to carry it, was not really abunch of bananas. The Goiaba (guava) grows in all parts of thecountry, and is to be found in great abundance in theforests. It is an excellent fruit, and can be eatenfreely without any fear of ill-effects, which cannotbe said of [all the fruit out there. The Melancia,or water-melon, for instance, is said to be responsiblefor an increase in the death-rate when it is in is claimed by those who are fond of this, to me,very uninteresting fruit, that it is harmless initself, but that if wine or any kind of spirit is takenimmediately after eating it the fruit is convertedinto an indigestible mass in the stomach, and deathresults inevitably. But, to return to the goiaba : there are twokinds, one with a reddish, or deep rose-colouredpulp, and the other with a white, or creamy-white. THE BRAZILIAN HOUSEWIFE 21 pulp. A delicious and very wholesome preserveis made from this fruit, called Goiabada. It isdone on a domestic scale in most households, andis also an important industry, some hundreds oftons being turned out annually in some places. This leads me very naturally to mention that theBrazilian housewife is well skilled in the preparationof fruit preserves, and in the making of pastriesand sweets of every kind. The ordinary kinds areto be found at the confectioners and pastrycooks,but the finer and more delicate sort, those requiringgreat care and patience in the production, are onlyto be seen (and tasted) in private houses, wherethey are the work of the ladies of the family, madeunder their direct supervision, very often by theirown hands. A great many Brazilian ladies pride themselvesvery much on this little domestic art, and seek toattain to excellence in it. But, perhaps I shouldspeak in the Past Tense, for I notice that theyounger
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