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Show Roots of Cassava Plant Basis of Our Tapioca Tapioca Is a starchy substance obtained ob-tained from the roots of the cassava plant which grows In tropical America. Amer-ica. The tubers of some species of cassava weigh from 20 to 30 pounds. The Juice is obtulned by pressing the roots and allowing the starch to H. posit at the bottom of a vessel. After the cassava starch Is thus separated from the fibrous constituents of the root It Is spread on Iron plates while In a moist condition. Under the application ap-plication of heat the starch granules become partly ruptured and agglomerate agglomer-ate Into Irregular pellets. This product prod-uct Is the tapioca of commerce. It Is widely used In puddings and as a thickening for soup. The remaining I part of the root of the plant Is ground to a pulp and made Into cassava bread wbleh Is euten In warm countries coun-tries by the natives and poor whites. "Cassava" is pronounced "Ka-sa-va," . with the accent on the second syllable. Exchange. |