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tice of raking away withered leaves in plantations, or the ap- 

 plication of the sugar-cane trash to the purposes of fuel. 



The husks, pulp, and parchment in South America, the 

 "West Indies, Ceylon, and the other Indian islands, are re- 

 garded as mere waste, and thrown away. In Arabia and 

 some parts of the East, however, this refuse is utilised, as the 

 " miserables," or husks of the cocoa-seed (Tlieolroma cacao), 

 are in Ireland and the Continent. With it is prepared the 

 famous kisher, or " Cafe a la Sultane," a light-coloured, 

 bright infusion, which has all the agreeable flavour of eofiee, 

 with little of its strength and none of its bitterness ; this is 

 partaken of by the humbler classes in incredible quantities. 



"When quite dry and ripe these husks are bruised, and 

 roasted in an earthen vessel over a charcoal fire, not as cofiee 

 usually is, but only until it assumes a light-brown colour. 

 While hot it is thrown into a pot of boiling water, with a 

 small proportion of the pellicle or parchment skin ; all is 

 boiled together for a few minutes, and then served hot and 

 strong, but without sugar. Sometimes a drop of essence of 

 amber is put into each cup ; or cloves, aniseed, or cardamoms 

 are boiled with it. 



In Brazil, from the sweet pulp which envelopes the berry 

 an excellent spirit has been made. 



