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rest of the cheese, a little cracker dust
and dots of butter.
Brown in oven.
YUCA. (Cassava).
Yucas are most nutritious and are
more delicate than yams or malangas.
Peeled and cut in sections they should
be put on to boil in cold water and eaten
either with melted butter or with a
sauce called ..mojo criollo", but this
is not always relished by foreigners. As
data, however, I shall indicate its com-
position.
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Mojo criollo :
2
kernels of garlic pounded in a
mortar,
2
tablespoonfuls of melted lard
and the juice of 1 sour orange. Pour
hot on boiled West Indian tubercles.
FRIED YUCA.
Drain off water from boiled yuca,
allow to cool a little, flatten out pieces
and fry in hot fat.
It may also be
into balls, floured and
balls.
mashed, made
fried like potato