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as a desirable dessert fruit, its flavor being subacid , and 

 lacking in richness. The fruits are very large, often 

 weighing two pounds, and ripen late in the season. For 

 culinary use they are excellent, yielding delicious sauces, 

 if stewed before fully ripe. Shipments to northern markets 

 in past years have brought excellent returns, the fruits 

 being marketable in October, when there are no other mangos 

 available . 



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