The Natural History of Chocolate

About this eBook

Author

Quélus, D.

Title

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

Credits

E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Louise Pryor, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net)

Language

English

LoC Class

SB: Agriculture: Plant culture

Subject

Cacao -- Early works to 1800

Category

Text

eBook-No.

24588

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24588

Release Date

February 12, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber's note — THE Natural HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE :
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.THE TABLE.
4. 4.THE Natural HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE . — Of the Division of this Treatise.
5. 5.PART I. — CHAP. I. The Description of the Cocao-Tree . — CHAP. II. Of the Choice and Disposition of the Place for Planting Cocao-Trees . — CHAP. III. Of the Method of Planting a Nursery, and to cultivate it till the Fruit comes to Maturity. — CHAP IV. Of the gathering of the Cocao-Nuts , and the Manner of making them sweat, and of drying them that they may be brought sound into Europe .
6. 6.PART II. — Of the Properties of Chocolate. — CHAP. I. Of the old Prejudices against Chocolate. — CHAP. II. Of the real Properties of Chocolate. — Sect. I. Chocolate is very Temperate. — Sect. II. Chocolate is very nourishing and of easy Digestion. — Sect. III. Chocolate speedily repairs the dissipated Spirits and decay’d Strength. — Sect. IV. Chocolate is very proper to preserve Health, and to prolong the Life of Old Men.
7. 7.PART III. — Of the Uses of Chocolate. — CHAP. I Of Chocolate in Confections. — CHAP. II. Of Chocolate, properly so called. — Sect. I Of the Original of Chocolate, and the different Manners of preparing it. — The Method of making Chocolate after the Manner of the French Islands in America . — Sect. II. Of the Uses that may be made of Chocolate with relation to Medicine. — CHAP. III. Of the Oil or Butter of Chocolate.
8. 8.REMARKS Upon some Places of the Treatise upon Chocolate . — Remark I. — Remark II. — Remark III. — Remark IV. — Remark V. — Remark VI. — Remark VII. — Remark VIII. — Remark IX. — Remark X. — Remark XI.
9. 9.MEDICINES In whose Composition Oil or Butter OF CHOCOLATE Is made use of. — The Wonderful Plaister for the Curing of all sorts of Ulcers. — An excellent Pomatum for Ringworms, Tettars, Pimples, and other Deformities of the Skin.

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