BAOBAB

or Monkey Bread: the fruit of a low, abnormally thick-trunked tree, native to Africa but grown also in India. It is generally oval in shape and about nine inches in length. Tt is downy in appearance, but under the down is a strong woody shell, enclosing a fibrous and farinaceous pulp of sub-acid flavor. The juice, slightly sweetened, is frequently used in the treatment of tropical fevers. Loading a fruit steamer COPYRIGHT, UNDER WOON & UNDERWOOD, N. T. with Bananas BANANA [s. 48]