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1)0 the Indians peaches, apples, and peares ; and yet would LlB - IV - 

 I rather choose them of Europe. But some others by vse, 

 or it may be by affection,, doe more esteeme those of the 

 Indies. I doubt not but such as have not seene nor tasted 

 of these fruites, will take small pleasure to reade this dis 

 course, yea, they will grow wearie to heare it, as I have 

 done in writing it, which makes me to abridge it, speaking 

 of some other sortes of fruites, for it were impossible to in- 

 treate of them all. 



CHAP. xxv. Of Chicoqapote, Anonas, and Capolies. 



Some, desirous to augment thiuges at the Indies, have 

 given out that there is a fruite like vnto quince marmalade, 

 and another which tastes like a meate made of almonds and 

 creame, 1 for that the taste of them deserves these names. 

 The marmalad is that which they call Zapotes or Chicocapotes, 

 which have a sweete taste, and neere vnto the colour of mar 

 malade. Some Creoles (for so they call the Spaniards borne 

 at the Indies) say that this fruite passeth all the fruites of 

 Spaine in excellency ; yet am I not of that opinion ; at the 

 least they say, it passeth all other fruites in taste ; but I will 

 not dwell vpon this question, for that it doth not deserve it. 

 Those Chicocapotes or Zapotes, wherein there is little differ 

 ence, grow in the hotest partes of New Spaine, neither have 

 I knowledge of any such fruite in the firrne land of Peru. 

 As for the Blanc-mange, it is that Anona or Guanavana 

 which growes in Tierra Firrne, which is fashoned like vnto 

 a peare, a little sharpe and opened, within it is white, 

 tender, and soft like butter, sweete and of a pleasing taste. 

 It is no whit meate, though they call it Blanc-mange, but 

 in truth they have added much vnto it by giving this name : 

 although it be delicate and of a sawcie and delicious taste, 

 1 u Manjar-blauco.&quot; 



