FRUIT 75 



do Campo, with an agreeable taste. In Ycncznola a 

 Guava is called Guayave ; Guayabo (Peru) ; Jambu-biji 

 (Malay) ; and Loue-kiae, etc. (Siarn). 



The fruit has a strong aromatic flavour, and Europeans 

 like it stewed ; baked ; in the form of jelly ; or made into 

 the well-known " guava cheese." The jelly is made from 

 the Larger Yellow Guava. Guava cheese is prepared from 

 pulp left over after making guava jelly. The pulp is strained 

 to remove the seeds ; lime juice and sugar added ; and then 

 boiled till it is fairly solid. Guava jam is called " goibada " 

 in Brazil. The rind is often stewed and eaten with milk ; 

 or made into marmalade. 



Mangosteen 



{Garcinia mangostana) 



A native of the Molucca Islands, etc., cultivated in South- 

 East Asia generally. It is called Men-gut, etc. (Burmah) ; 

 Mang-cut (Annam) ; and Mong-khut (Cambodia and Siam). 



The pulp of the fruit is soft, juicy, refrigerant, with a 

 mixture of sweetness and acidity. It has an extremely 

 delicate flavour and aroma ; but to taste the fruit in per- 

 fection it must be eaten as it is gathered from the tree. 

 It is considered very beneficial in fevers, and excelleut 

 vinegar is made from the fruit in Java. 



It does not grow well in the open plains, but succeeds 

 best in hot moist valleys. The seeds are generally abortive, 

 so that, if plants are wanted in other countries, cuttings 

 or suckers must be obtained. 



