SAPODILLA

or Sapodilla-plum, or Sapodilla-pear, or Naseberry, the best known of a noteworthy group of tropical American fruits which includes also the Mamaere Savorta, the Srar-appLe, and the Tr- , deseribed elsewhere in this volume. It = is borne by the sapodilla- 7 ' tree -_ ~ if the chicle converted into w a EN Cuzwinc Gum (which ‘ see). It looks like a cro \ wre = Be by between a potato and a \_- tae ' ru et apple—but the soft. ——; ™ rough-grained, greyish or z yellowish pulp has a delicious flavor, either raw i A es, is grown on the Florida Keys and im- Le se. ported from Mexico and my the West Indies for south a ern markets—especially ll - for those of southern Flor- I ida. It is also seen with moderate frequency in high-cla stores even in northern states. Average-sized fruits generally contain two Jarge seeds, but there may he none or several. In the market, they are usually graded by size and shape—as large, medium, and small; round, flat, and lone. The Wuire Sapora (which see) is a fruit of an entirely different order. | SARATOGA CHIPS. See Potato Cutrs.