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COCOA : ALL ABOUT IT. 



by turning, and upon this mill are ground the Cacaos grossly, and 

 then between other stones they work that which is ground yet 

 smaller ; or else, by beating it up in a mortar, bring it into the 

 usual form." 



Ancient Metlatl or Grinding Stone. (Squiei's " Nicaragua.'') 





Grecques with which ahove is ornamented. (Squier's " Nicaragua. ') 



We can form some idea of how Cocoa was prepared and 

 ground on these stones by the old engravings here reproduced ; 

 the first taken from Squier's "Nicaragua;" the second showing 

 us practically the same process of grinding Cocoa as that 

 adopted by the Portuguese on its first introduction into Europe. 



