Brosimum Galactodendron
The cow tree of South America, which
yields a milk of as good quality as that from the cow. It forms
large forests on the mountains near the town of Cariaco and
elsewhere along the seacoast of Venezuela, reaching to a
considerable height. In
South America the cow tree is called Palo
de Vaca, or Arbol de Leche. Its milk, which is obtained by making
incisions in the trunk, so closely resembles the milk of the cow,
both in appearance and quality, that it is commonly used as an
article of food by the inhabitants of the places where the tree is
abundant. Unlike many other vegetable milks, it is perfectly
wholesome, and very nourishing, possessing an agreeable taste, and
a pleasant balsamic odor, its only unpleasant quality being a
slight amount of stickiness. The chemical analysis of this milk
has shown it to possess a composition closely resembling some
animal substances; and, like animal milk, it quickly forms a
cheesy scum, and after a few days' exposure to the atmosphere,
turns sour and putrefies. It contains upwards of 30 per cent of a
resinous substance called _galactine_.
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