ARROWROOT, TAPIOCA 35 



but it is now cultivated in Bengal, the East Indies, and other 

 tropical countries. 



The name arrowroot is a corruption of araruta, which in the 

 language of the South American Indians means mealy root. 



Great care is taken in preparing the meal from the tubers. 

 These are first peeled and then crushed to a milky juice. 

 Water is then added and the mixture is allowed to settle. 

 The sediment after further washing is what we call arrowroot. 



All our imports are from British countries, mainly the West 

 Indies. 



TAPIOCA is a starchy granular substance obtained from 

 the poisonous tubers of the Janipha manihot, a native of Brazil, 

 though now grown in many tropical countries. The tubers 

 are heated and pressed ; during this process the poisonous 

 elements are eliminated, and the wholesome food which we 

 call tapioca is obtained. 



Our imports come chiefly from Malaya and Java. 



SUMMARY 



Sources of Supply. 



Foreign. British. Remarks. 



Sago. Siam, Java, Malaya. Practically all our imports are 



and the from Malaya. 



Netherlands. 



Lentils. Germany, India. More than three-quarters from 



Russia. India. 



Arrowroot. West Indies. None from foreign countries. 



Tapioca. Java and the Malaya. A little more than half of total 



Netherlands. imports are from Malaya. 



CHAPTER V 

 MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE 



BEEF. We produce in Britain about 60 per cent, of our 

 requirements, the rest we have to import. 



Practically all the chilled meat came from the Argentine, 

 and of the frozen meat the Argentine supplied over half the 



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