 | William Dampier - 1699 - 592 pages
...fweet. and pleafant. The Natives of this Ifland ufe it for An. Bread : they gather it when full grown, while it is green and hard •, then they bake it in an Oven, which fcorcheth the rind and makes it black : but they fcrape off the outfide black cruft, .and there remains... | |
 | William Dampier - 1703 - 774 pages
...of Guam. md pleaiant. The Natives of this Ifland ufe it for Bread : they gather it when full grown, while it is green and hard ; then they bake it in an Oven, which fcorcheth the rind and makes it black : but they fcrape off the outfidc black cruft, and there remains... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1811 - 368 pages
...taste is sweet and pleasant. The natives of Guam use it for bread : they gather it when full grown, while it is green and hard ; then they bake it in an oven, which scorches the rind, and makes it black ; but they scrape off the outside black crust, and there remains... | |
 | John Sims - 1828 - 370 pages
...gathering it when fully grown, while it is green and hard, and then baking it in an oven, which scorches the rind and makes it black ; but they scrape off...crust, and the inside is soft, tender, and white, resembling the crumb of a loaf. There is neither seed nor stone in the inside, but all is of a pure... | |
 | 1829 - 446 pages
...taste is sweet and pleasant. The natives of Guam use it for bread. They gather it when full grown, while it is green and hard ; then they bake it in an oven which scorcheth the rind, and maketh it black ; but they scrape off the outside black crust, and there remains a tender thin crust... | |
 | Frederic William Naylor Bayley - 1830 - 1388 pages
...gather it when full grqwj^, while it is green and hard ; then they bake it iR.,ap oven, which scorches the rind and makes it black, but they scrape off the...there remains a tender thin crust, and the inside is s tender, and white, like the crumbs of a penny loaf. There is neither seed nor stone in the inside,... | |
 | 1830 - 438 pages
...taste is sweet and pleasant. The natives of Guam use it for bread. They gather it when full grown, while it is green and hard ; then they bake it in an oven which scorcheth the rind, and maketh it black; but they scrape off the outside black crust, and there remains a tender thin crust... | |
 | Frederick William N. Bayley - 1830 - 754 pages
...taste is sweet and pleasant. The natives of Guam use it for bread. They gather it when full grown, while it is green and hard ; then they bake it in an oven, which scorches the rind and makes it black, but they scrape off the outside black crust, and there remains... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 884 pages
...The natives of Guam use it for bread. They gather it when full grown, while it is ^green and hard j then they bake it in an oven, which scorcheth the rind and maketh it black ; but they scrape off the outside black crust, and there remains a lender thin crust... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1831 - 392 pages
...taste is sweet and pleasant. The natives of Guam use it for bread. They gather it, when full grown, while it is green and hard ; then they bake it in...inside is soft, tender, and white, like the crumb of a pennyloaf. There is neither seed nor stone in the inside, but all is of a pure substance like bread.... | |
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The fruit grows on the boughs like apples ; it is as big as a penny-loaf when wheat is at five shillings the bushel ; it is of a round shape, and hath a thick tough rind. When the fruit is ripe, it is yellow and soft, and the taste is sweet and pleasant.... 
