The natural history of chocolate : being a distinct and particular account of the cocoa-tree, its growth and culture, and the preparation, excellent properties, and medicinal vertues of its fruit. Wherein the errors of those who have wrote upon this subject are discover'd; the best way of making chocolate is explain'd; and several uncommon medicines drawn from it, are communicated / [D. Quélus] ; Translated from the last edition of the French, by R. Brookes.

  • Anne Claude Philippe, Comte de Caylus
Date:
1775
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Credit: The natural history of chocolate : being a distinct and particular account of the cocoa-tree, its growth and culture, and the preparation, excellent properties, and medicinal vertues of its fruit. Wherein the errors of those who have wrote upon this subject are discover'd; the best way of making chocolate is explain'd; and several uncommon medicines drawn from it, are communicated / [D. Quélus] ; Translated from the last edition of the French, by R. Brookes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mouldy (z). In a word, without any Smell, and not worm-eaten. . The Fruit of the Cocao-Tree is the mod oily that Nature has produced, and it has this admirable Prerogative, never to grow rank let it be ever fo old, which all other Fruit do that are analo¬ gous to it in Qualities ; fuch as Nuts, Al- monds, Tine -Apple - Kernels, Tiftachoe Nuts, Olives, &c. There are alfo imported from America* Cocao-Kernel-Cakes of about a Pound weight each ; and as this Preparation is the firlt and principal in the Compofition of Chocolate, it will be proper to add here the Manner of making it. The Indians, from whom we borrow it, are not very nice in doing it ; they roaft the Kernels in earthen Pots, then free them from their Skins, and after¬ wards crufh and grind them between two Stones, and fo form Cakes of it with their Hands. The Spaniards, more induftrious than the Savapes, and at this day other Na¬ tions after their Example, chufe out the heft Kernels (a), and the moft frefh : Of thefe (z]) It gets this Tjfle either ly being laid in a moifl Place9 or by being wet by Sea-Water in the Pajfage. {a) As the Kernels are never fo clean, bat there may be Stones, Earth, and bad ones among them ; it will be necejfary, before they are ufed, to fift them in a S eve that will let thefe things fafs through t while it retains the Kernels, F they