The History of Cuba, vol. 5

CHAPTER XXII. GRAPES, CACAO, AND VANILLA.....232

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Grape Culture Discouraged by Spain--Recent Development of the Industry--Much Wine Drinking but Little Drunkenness--Food and Drink in the Cacao--The Chocolate Industry--Culture and Manufacture of Cacao--The Vanilla Bean--Methods of Gathering and Preparing the Crop.