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A Woman’s Journey Round the World

CHAPTER IX
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They are often eaten with salt.

There is also another kind of fruit, "sauersop," which also often weighs several pounds, and is green outside and white or pale yellow inside.

It very much resembles strawberries in taste, and, like them, is eaten with wine and sugar.

The gumaloh is divided into several distinct slices, and resembles a pale yellow orange, but is not so sweet and juicy; many people, however, prefer it; it is at least five times as large as an orange.

In my opinion, however, the palm of excellence is borne away by the "custard apple," which is covered with small green scales.


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