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A BASKET OF PEJIBAYES, READY FOR EATING 



These fruits have been boiled in salted water. In this state they are offered in the markets of 

 Costa Rica, and are sold in large quantities at a relatively high pnce the pejibaye being esteemed 

 by all classes: it may, in fact, be termed one of the favorite fruits of Costa Rica, though the word 

 "fruit" as applied to it in a popular sense is somewhat misleading, since the pejibaye is not sweet, 

 nor acid, but resembles the chestnut in flavor and character. (Fig. 6.) 



