THE CUBA REVIEW 



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PAPAYA JUICE.* 



Possesses Great Digestive Virtues — The Fruit Itself Very Palatable— It is the 



Pawpaw of Commerce. 



Papaya juice is extracted from the 

 fruit of the papaw tree, which grows 

 rapidly, attaining its full bearing ca- 

 pacity in a year. It produces from 40 

 to 50 papaws of a dark green color, 

 ripening to a deep yellow, in shape re- 

 sembling a squash. A very light super- 

 ficial incision is made in the fruit, and a 

 clear water-like juice exudes therefrom, 

 which becomes opaque on exposure to 

 the air. As it drips from the fruit it is 

 received in a porcelain lined receptacle. 



No. I. — Native female papaya tree with fruit 

 growing in Singalong, Philippine Islands. 



Los grabados qvie aparecen en esta pagina son 

 de la papaya procedente de las Islas Filipinas. 

 El num. I es un papayo indigena ; el num. 2 es 

 una variedad obtenida con semilla de la India, y 

 en num. 3 es una variedad redonda obtenida con 



As it is very corrosive, metal recep- 

 tacles would injure its appearance and 

 qualities. It possesses great digestive 

 virtues, and the refined article is con- 

 sidered superior to all animal pepsins. 

 After the desired quantity has been 

 collected, the juice is placed in shallow 

 porcelain or glass-lined pans and al- 

 lowed to evaporate. While this is not 

 a very delicate or difficult operation, it 

 requires considerable attention, so that 

 the juice will dry uniformly and the pro- 



No. 2. — Long variety of papaya grown from 

 Singapore seed. 



duct be white and well granulated. In 

 its granulated state it is shipped to the 

 United States, where it undergoes a re- 

 fining process, and is sold as the papaw 

 of commerce for medicinal purposes. 

 The ripe papaw is palatable and an ex- 

 cellent aid to digestion. Meat wrapped 

 in papaw leaves for a short time becomes 

 quite tender without any impairment in 

 appearance or taste. 



semilla del Hawai. La papaya madura es ex- 

 celente para ayudar a la digestion. La carrie 

 envuelta en hojas de papayo por corto espacio^ 

 de tiempo, se pone muy tierna sin que se afecte 

 su aspect© ni su sabor. El jugo_ de la papaya 

 se vende en los Estados Unidos a razon de $4 

 a $6 la libra. 



* Extract from annual report of 

 Tuxpam, Mexico. 



No. 3. — Round variety from Hawaiian seed. 



United States Consul A. J. Lespinasse, 



