The Natural History of Chocolate D. de Quelus Richard Brookes 1730
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.
Wherein the Errors of those who have wrote upon this Subject are discover'd; the Best Way of Making CHOCOLATE is explain'd; and several Uncommon MEDICINES drawn from it, are communicated.
Translated from the last EDITION of the French,
By R. BROOKES, M. D.
The SECOND EDITION.
LONDON:
Printed for J. ROBERTS, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane.
M DCC.XXX.
(Preface)
THE TABLE.
The First PART.
- Chap. I. The Description of the Cocao-Tree.
- Chap. II. Of the Choice and Disposition of the Place to plant a Nursery.
- Chap. III. Of the Method of Planting a Nursery, and of its Cultivation, till the Fruit comes to Maturity.
- Chap. IV. Of the gathering the Cocao-Nuts, and of the Manner of making the Kernels sweat; and also of drying them that they may be transported into Europe.
The Second PART.
- 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 decayed Strength.
- Sect. IV. Chocolate is very proper to preserve Health, and to prolong the Life of old Men.
The Third PART.
- Of the Uses of Chocolate.
- Chap. I. Of Chocolate in Confections.
- Chap. II. Of Chocolate properly so called.
- Sect. I. Of the Origin of Chocolate, and the different Methods of preparing it.
- The Method of preparing Chocolate used in the French Islands of 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.
- Remarks upon some Places of this Treatise.
- Medicines in whose Composition Oil, or Butter of Chocolate, is made use of.
- (The wonderful Plaister for the curing of all Kinds of Ulcers.)
- (An excellent Pomatum for the Cure of Tettars, Ringworms, Pimples, and other Deformities of the Skin.)
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