tiii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XV 



METHODS OE FERMENTATION 



Fermentation in Tropical America, Nicaragua, I'rinidad, Jamal6H, 

 India, Ceylon, Guam, Java, West Africa, San Thom6 . pp. 132-152 



CHAPTER XVI 

 WASHING AND StTN-DEYING COCOA 



Washing cocoa, where practised — Advantages and disadvantages 

 of the washing process — Claying and polishing cocoa — Curing and 

 drying cocoa — Sun-drying — Drying platforms — Grading cocoa — 

 Packing cocoa for export — Storing cocoa . . . pp. 153-160 



CHAPTER XVII 

 YIELD AND EXPENDITURE 



Cocoa yields in Tropical America, Ceylon, Java, West Indies, Samoa, 

 West Africa, San Thom6 — Cost of producing cocoa in Trinidad, 

 Samoa, West Africa, Tobago ..... pp. 161-166 



CHAPTER XVIII 

 COMMERCIAL COCOA, ITS MANUFACTURE AND USES 



Chemical composition of cured cocoa beans — Fat, cocoa butter — 

 Albuminous matters — Starch and sugars — Alkaloids — Cocoa and 

 chocolate manufacture — Chemical composition of roasted beans 



pp. 167-178 



INDEX p. 179 



