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as a desirable dessert fruit, its flavor being subacid , and 
lacking in richness. The fruits are very large, often 
weighing two pounds, and ripen late in the season. For 
culinary use they are excellent, yielding delicious sauces, 
if stewed before fully ripe. Shipments to northern markets 
in past years have brought excellent returns, the fruits 
being marketable In October, when there are no other mangos 
available. 
