PIMENTO. 
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stringy, and are then unfit for making into pre- 
serve. 
8. The ginger is first scalded with boiling water, 
and peeled; then it is put into syrup, and left to 
soak. This causes the ginger to become bright 
and clear, and it is then put with syrup into jars, 
ready to be sold. 
PIMENTO (Allspice). 
1. One day Mr. Hill took his nephews, Fred 
and Harry, w4th him into the neighbouring parish 
of St. Ann. It was in the month of July, so 
they saw the pimento walks in their full beauty. 
They stopped to look at some trees whose small 
white flowers shone thickly amongst the dark, 
shiny leaves, and filled the air with their sweet 
scent. 
2. " You see in this ' walk ' that the trees are 
not very evenly placed," said Mr. Hill. ''That 
is because men did not plant them." 
''Then how did they get there. Uncle?" asked 
Fred. 
" I will tell you how a pimento walk is started," 
said Mr. Hill. 
3. "A planter sets apart a piece of land close 
to where pimento-trees are already growing, and 
