. The Cuba review. 28 THE CUBA REVIEW AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION DRIED MANGO An observer in North Queensland thus describes a method of drying mangoes, that is carried out successfully in that part of Australia. The description appears in the Queensland Agricultural Journal for February, 1912: The mango is picked just before turning color. On being peeled, the flesh is found to be firm and a pale-yellow color. This is cut ofif with a large knife in chips or small slices some 2 inches in length, 1 inch or so wide, and perhaps %-inch thick. These slices are laid in the sun to dry, and become dry e
. The Cuba review. 28 THE CUBA REVIEW AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION DRIED MANGO An observer in North Queensland thus describes a method of drying mangoes, that is carried out successfully in that part of Australia. The description appears in the Queensland Agricultural Journal for February, 1912: The mango is picked just before turning color. On being peeled, the flesh is found to be firm and a pale-yellow color. This is cut ofif with a large knife in chips or small slices some 2 inches in length, 1 inch or so wide, and perhaps %-inch thick. These slices are laid in the sun to dry, and become dry enough to store in three or four days. Sheets of galvanized iron (roofing) were used with sheets of paper laid on them. Cloth was not found satis- factory, and the paper could not be dis- pensed with, as the acid juice of the fruit turned the product a dark color if in direct contact with the iron. I observed various stages of drying, but was unable to see any one batch through from peeling and paring to packing. I was, however, informed, that if laid out in full sunlight in the day, and covered at night, it is dry enough_ to pack in three or four days. One turning is required. The fully dried 'chips' are of a very pale-yellow or brownish-white color, and if only cut into similar shapes could hardly be distinguished in appearance from the best dried apples. Sometimes when half-dried the chips are threaded on to. Tree; See the Roots otTaber Trees 'Right there is the secret of the vigor of the Glen Saint Mary Grapefruit, Oranges, Plums, Peaches, Pecans, Persimmons, Shade _ _-ees and Shrub-i. Roots like these mean thrift, vigor, early maturity. Plant no others. Send for Catalog —1913 edition describes all good kinds for the South and tells just how to grow them. Get a copy now. Free if you write. GLEN SAINT MABY NURSERIES COMPANY Rambler Avenue Glen Saint Mary, norida strings or hemp twine for convenience, as is done with apple chips in some countries and with meat in others, as
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