Canadian grocer July-December 1908 . urved andyellow when fully ripe. These pods arefilled with pulp and minute black oilyseeds, like iron filings, and when gather-ed emit an aromatic odor so powerfulas to often intoxicate those who climbthe,trees to pick them. When dried inthe sun the pods turn to dark brown,or almost black, and shrink to abouta quarter their original bulk. Theyare usually tied in bundles of 50 to 100,and either wrapped in tinfoil or packedin tin boxes. Turmeric. It consists of the ground rhizome orroot of the Curcuma longa, an EastIndian plant of the same family as gin-ger.
Canadian grocer July-December 1908 . urved andyellow when fully ripe. These pods arefilled with pulp and minute black oilyseeds, like iron filings, and when gather-ed emit an aromatic odor so powerfulas to often intoxicate those who climbthe,trees to pick them. When dried inthe sun the pods turn to dark brown,or almost black, and shrink to abouta quarter their original bulk. Theyare usually tied in bundles of 50 to 100,and either wrapped in tinfoil or packedin tin boxes. Turmeric. It consists of the ground rhizome orroot of the Curcuma longa, an EastIndian plant of the same family as gin-ger. It is also grown in China and theArchipelago, both for native consump-tion and for export. The roots are longpalmate tubers, distinguished respective-ly as round and long turmeric, and areof a deep orange color inside. Theyare often badly worm eaten, but theodor and taste is aromatic, not unlikecommon ginger, and when chewed ittinges the saliva yellow. The actualcoloring matter is called is a condiment as well as a. dye, and when ground to an orange redpowder is used as a stimulating season-ing. It is the principal ingredient in In-dian curries, and is the favorite color-ing substance used in making mustardcompounds, pudding spice, chow chow,pickles, etc.—Grocery World. Wax From Sugar Cane. A patent has been applied for for aprocess whereby wax can be extractedfrom the rind of the sugar cane. Bythe new process this wax is now re-moved from the filter refuse and. turnedto commercial uses. It is estimatedthat one ton of cane will yield 4 kilosof wax very similar in its characteris-tics to beeswax or Carnauba wax, whichcan be used for precisely the same pur-poses. The wax, which resembles thatnow used very largely for making cy-linders for so-called talking machines,is exceedingly hard and capable of tak-ing a high polish. It is understood that110 factories in Java will this year beusing this process.—Home and ColonialMail. ENGLISH TRADE IMPROVING. Mr. Bertra
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