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Cacao Pods. 



The Cacao Pod. 



The fruit, which hangs on a short thick stalk, may 

 be anything in shape from a melon to a stumpy, irregu- 

 lar cucumber, according to the botanic variety. The 

 intermediate shape is like a lemon, with furrows from 

 end to end. There are pods, called Calabacillo, smooth 



