The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hi Luis
            Cupuaçu home made ice cream  and juice are delicious. If you give me a choice , I would rate Mangaba no 01, Cupuaçu 02. Did you receive the mail I sent you ?
                                    um grande abraço
                                         mangaba 

Hi
    I believe you use lemon in making your jam because of its citric acid content and it acts as a preserver. You can make jam as per your recipe or you can make guava jelly. Appearance looks like apple jelly but taste is different. If interested how to make drop me a line at cperesc@oi.com.br.
                                                                          um abraço
                                                                        mangaba

Olá Ric 
 Boas Festas
              Ainda não recebi as sementes de jaboticaba que me ias mandar ? Esquecestes??
                                                       
                                     
                                                                              mangaba

                                                      Carlos Peres da Costa
                                                           Recife

I have some malay apple trees  (dark pink variety) in my garden. I miss the light rose variety. The fruits I get are not the size reported by Mike or Oscar.
            What I admire in the Malay Apple tree is their  beautifull conical shape it displays. Last rainy season , a strong wind broke a whole big branch of a tree. Within 10 mos the tree is back in its beautifull profile. My question what makes a malay apple tree adopt a nice "silhouette" whilst the cashew apple tree next to it grows all  auckward. Wind cannot be a factor if both these trees are next to one another. Any comments??
                                                        mangaba

I live in northeast of Brazil where sugar cane is planted and processed in sugar mills. The sugarcane variety for making sugar is different that for making  fresh juice . Fresh sugar cane juice is sold in stalls /shops along the roads and markets. Most of these juicers are powered by  small  diesel or eletric motors. The hand cranking juicer is more for small domestic use. No big maintenance needed except a good wash after use. As most of the hand cranking units are of cast iron, without daily use they pick up rust due to the wet tropical weather.
           Person interested in purchasing is advised to send an email  (can be in english) to supplier,  enquiring cost of equipment, packing and shipping charges.  Companies ship by Express Post (called SEDEX in Brazil), DHL  and Federal Express . Another option is to enquire with the supplier if they have a representative in the States and contact the representative.
           Remember that the cost of shipping  from Brazil , will be more than the cost of the  hand cranked juicer which is quite heavy as it is of cast iron.                               
                                                                       mangaba

This Dymo labelwriter can do metal labels.
    I have a Dymo labelwriter quite similar to the one pictured. It does not do a good job on strips of aluminium cans. The plastic embossing wheel does not emboss well on aluminium.
    I am looking for a metal embossing system or metal letter punch. Any suggestions on models and aprox price ?
                                                       
                                                          mangaba   

 Bilimbis are always sour. Never come across a  variety which is sweet.  Bilimbi juice as it is rich in oxalic acid is used to remove rust from your clothes. In some cultures it subtitutes lime juice/ vinegar in cooking. Any easy way to germinate bilimbi seeds ?

RICBITAR
                    Would like to contact you. Could you please e mail me :      cperesc@oi.com.br
                                                                                                                Recife. PE

Hi Luc
   Saw your posting here. I have two tall (16m) amla trees. Years back I got them from Goa and Dharwad (Karnataka) in India. The Goa one gives small size fruits (4 cm dia), the Dharwad one gives big size fruits(7 cm diam). Plenty of fruits but no sucess in germinating seeds.
 The garcinias you sent have sprouted ! Thanks