A History of Agriculture in India v2.c69.s1.9

v2.c69.s1.9

The Jack-fruit. The jack-fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is another. This is a fruit of singular form and flavour; it looks like a sheep's stomach stuffed and made into a haggis and it is sickeningly sweet. Inside are filbert-like stones which, on the whole, resemble dates, but are round, not long, and have softer substance; these are eaten. The jack-fruit is very adhesive; for this reason people are said to oil mouth and hands before eating it. It is heard of also as growing not only on the branches of its tree, but on trunk and root too. One would say that the tree was all hung round with haggises (Fig. 25).