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llicobrouia Cacao. 



CHOCOLATE, COCOA. 



In Hawaii this tropical tree grows to a height of from 

 10 to 30 feet. It has large, pointed leaves, and the new 

 growth is wine-colored. The flowers appear on the trunk and 

 mature branches, and the fruit which follows is about 8 tol2 

 inches lojig, and is called the pod ; inside of this pod are beans or 

 seeds, from which the commercial product called cocoa is made, 

 through a process of drying and curing. Chocolate is the term 

 used for the sweetened preparations of the roasted and ground 

 beans, with a large proportion of the original fat retained. Cocoa 

 preparations are the same material in fine powder, sweetened and 

 unsweetened, with a greater part of the fat extracted. 



Cacao cultivation has never been successfully attempted in Ha- 

 waii. However, a few isolated trees can be found at Ahuimanu 

 K.anch, ()ahu, where the\- were planted ]3\- the Catholic brothers 

 as an experiment some years ago. 



