The Natural History of Chocolate

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.)