Cocoa and Chocolate : A Short History of Their Production and Use, with Full and Particular Account of Their Properties, and of the Various Methods of Preparing Them for Food

Dorchester, Mass. : Walter Baker & Co, 1886. ix, 165 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. 8vo burgundy cloth hardcover. Moderate shelf wear to cover (mainly edge/corner scuffing). Tears to spine with loss. Binding starting, previously repaired. Title page detached but present. Ex library stamps and markings. Occasional light pencil marks in text. Introduction : showing the remarkable increase in the consumption of cocoa and chocolate in Great Britain and the United States --The cacao-tree : where and how cultivated ; method of curing the fruit --Early use of cocoa and chocolate in Mexico, Europe, etc. --Properties of the different parts of the fruit, and of its products --Value of cocoa and chocolate as articles of food, with opinions of the most eminent physicians --Cocoa-butter : its purity, healing qualities, etc. --Receipts.