Cocoa paste - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 65117 | |||||
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Plant Name | 32.00 STERCULIACEAE Theobroma cacao | Entry Book Number | 41.1901 | |
| Artefact Name | Cocoa paste | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Cuba | TDWG Region | Cuba | ||
| Parts Held | Cocoa paste | Geography Description | Cuba | ||
| Uses | Cocoa pasteUse: FOOD User: Man | TDWG use | FOOD | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Hulme FE | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Letter H1.1901 dated Kew May 18th 1901 - Dear Mr Johnson, I am sorry I have delayed in this matter of the cocoa. It is made into a paste by the negro women (not the natives or the aboriginals) They kneed it with their hands and roll it out, with a small roller, then ball it up, then give it casual digs as you will see with the end of the roller. It is made of all sizes and shapes in the most casual way and is sun dried. No two pieces are alike. It is not an article of commerce, or some degr, ee of uniformity would be necessary. It is just for their own use. It was given me by a young Cuban, whose father has a very large sugar estate out there and who consequently employs a great deal of black labour. He has seen such lots of it that he could, not realise that it could be any object of interest. Thought we should just use it - but two reasons hold against this, one was that my people could not quite fancy negro kneeded cocoa and the other was that I thought ??? and these other peoples preparati, ons good enough for us and that the best (?) resting place for this was at Kew. I am pleased that you think so too. Very truely yours F Edward Hulme | ||||