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Show LEARNING TO LIKE AVOCAT03. Alligator Pear From Cuba Growing In Favor With Gothamltei. One of the results ot tho Spanish war has been tho popularizing In New York of tho avocato, or alligator pear, a product of Cuba and Porto Rico. Do-foro Do-foro tho war thoro was scarcely any demand hero for this fruit. Only ono down-town fruit store over had It on salo, and you woro not sure ot gotting It thero. Now tho groan or purplish-rod purplish-rod pears may bo soon In almost any fruit stall. Tho alligator pear should be eaten beforo breakfast. Split It open, tako out tho seed, dress tho interior with oil, vinegar, pepper and salt and cat with a spoon. The tasto for this fruit, once acquired, is permanent and enduring. Hundreds of thousands of avocatos como into New York now where dozens camo beforo tho war with Spain. Tho alligator pear, says tho Now York Mall and Express, Is called In tho West Indies, Central and South America Amer-ica either "avocado," "nvocato" or "avocatl," according to location. Each of tho names Is a corruption ot an old Mexican word. |