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UNCOMMON TROPICAL FRUIT
No Longer Forbidden! BreadfruitDid you know that Captain Bligh's cargo on the Bounty was1,015 breadfruit plants growing in tubs? Needless to say, he had to return to Tahiti in August 1791 to gather more breadfruit plants which he successfully delivered to Jamaica. The breadfruit tree is a beautiful tree about sixty feet
tall with lobed leaves one to three feet long. In some islands,
quilt and jewellery designs are often patterned from the leaves and fruit
of the tree. Breadfruit does not travel well, and it would be
unusual to find it in a store outside the tropics. The fruit is green,
round or oval shaped, and about 8 inches in diameter. It has a thin, rough
rind which turns green-brown to yellow as the fruit ripens. Despite its
name, breadfruit is not used in making bread. It is used like a potato--in
stews, whipped, and diced, and in a salad resembling potato salad.
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