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PRESERVES. 
PRESERVES" 
Fruits are generally regarded more as luxu- 
ries than as necessary and nutritious articles of 
food ; but though they certainly do not con- 
tain a large percentage of nutriment yet the 
dietetic importance is very great. The agree- 
able flavours make them appetizers ; the 
vegetable acids are of especial value in aiding 
digestion, if not taken in excess ; and the 
waste matter supplies bulky material essential 
for the peristaltic movement of the digestive 
organs. They have a cooling and refreshing- 
effect on the system ; this effect is, however, 
lessened when the fruit is preserved. 
A large quantity of fruit, of many kinds, is 
preserved and placed on the market ; a still 
larger quantity is preserved for home con- 
sumption. The importance of this industry 
has increased considerably during the last few 
years. 
The Fruits usually preserved are : — 
Guava Banana 
Pine-apple Coco-plum 
Seville Orange Lime 
Citron Coco-nut 
Ginger W ater-melon 
T amarind Pap aAv 
Garden Cherry Shaddock 
Ma ngo G ran ad ilia 
Cashew 
For information about these fruits see 
“ Fruits and other Food Products of Jamaica” 
by the writer. 
*Mr. Hubert W. Gay of the Jamaica Preserves and Honey Coy. 
Ltd., 68, Port Royal Street, Kingston, kindly helped inthe revision of 
this article. 
