30 CASSAVA. 



not given, was probably the same as that in general use at Trinidad 

 and Jamaica, and a " cyanogenetic " process may have been induced 

 by it. 



Cassava meal has long been used as a human food. The method of 

 preparation used by the South American natives is to pulp the tuber, 

 express the juice, and make the product into thin cakes, which are 

 then cooked and stored. The properly prepared cassava has a dis- 

 tinctly nutty flavor, is palatable and nutritious, and is in general use 

 in the West Indies. 



