Project Gutenberg 2008-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 266 Quélus, D. Quelus, D. Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763 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 E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Louise Pryor, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Natural History of Chocolate" by D. Quélus is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. The work provides a detailed examination of the cocoa tree, its growth and cultivation, and the properties and medicinal virtues of chocolate. It aims to clarify misconceptions surrounding chocolate and to present firsthand observations made by the author during years of study in the American Islands. The opening portion introduces the treatise's structure, outlining three main sections: the description of the cocoa tree and its cultivation, the intrinsic properties of chocolate, and its various uses. The author emphasizes the importance of personal observation over existing literature, which he finds rife with inaccuracies. He begins with a botanical description of the cocoa tree, noting its physical characteristics and growth conditions and setting the stage for a deeper exploration of chocolate's preparation and health benefits in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Chocolate -- Early works to 1800 Cacao -- Early works to 1800 QK SB Text Horticulture Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Category: Science - Biology Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: Health & Medicine 174199 2025-06-10T08:38:46.639437 text/html 173093 2008-02-12T15:20:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 58859 2008-02-12T15:22:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 131411 2025-06-10T08:38:53.634405 application/epub+zip 132321 2025-06-10T08:38:49.015420 application/epub+zip 132321 2025-06-10T08:38:47.550416 application/epub+zip 293042 2025-06-10T08:38:56.852381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268303 2025-06-10T08:38:52.574438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163477 2022-09-11T10:53:05.722931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136650 2025-06-10T08:38:45.933451 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136537 2008-02-12T15:13:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51770 2008-02-12T15:13:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136556 2008-02-12T15:13:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51744 2008-02-12T15:13:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21010 2025-06-10T08:38:57.023378 application/rdf+xml 14934 2025-06-10T08:38:48.140413 image/jpeg 3769 2025-06-10T08:38:47.845431 image/jpeg 124910 2025-06-10T08:38:46.655430 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia