2 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE 



the beverage prepared from it the cup which both 

 cheers and satisfies. It will be seen from the above that 

 the species-name is cacao, and one can understand 



Cacao Pods 



(Amelonado type) in various states 

 of growth and ripeness. 



that Englishmen, finding it difficult to get their in- 

 sular lips round this outlandish word, lazily called it 

 cocoa. 



In this book I shall use the words cacao, cocoa, and 

 chocolate as follows : 



Cacao, when I refer to the cacao tree, the cacao pod, 

 or the cacao bean or seed. By the single word, cacao, I 

 imply the raw product, cacao beans, in bulk. 



Cocoa, when I refer to the powder manufactured 

 from the roasted bean by pressing out part of the 

 butter. The word is too well established to be changed, 



