The Fields Beyond the Garden 



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*' We will leave that to Edna," said William. 



A patch of sweet potatoes came next, of the red 

 kind, which William especially liked. He had vis- 

 ions of them sliced and cooked in a deep dish with 

 milk and sugar, or baked and soaked in butter. 

 Even a cold one was not to be despised. And it was 

 a real pleasure to dig sweet potatoes, because they 



Fig. 19. Removing seeds from cocoa pods. Cocoa probably originated 

 in Mexico, where the Aztecs used the seeds for money as well as for mak- 

 ing a beverage. The Mexican name was "Chocolatl," and the Spanish 

 "Cacao." 



