Carobs and carob syrup, exports in the 18th c.
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Name - Origin
Χαρούπια (Κεράτια)
Functional and symbolic role
Their quality was excellent. Carobs were consumed as such, but they were also used to extract syrup, the well-known haroupómelo (Archim. Kyprianos, 1788, p.544).
Additional information and bibliography
"Carobs are plentiful, and of excellent quality; ships are loaded by Arabs for Egypt and Syria, carobs are consumed as such and they also extract syrup from them" (Archim. Kyprianos, 1788).
Archim. Kyprianos (1788) Ιστορία Χρονολογική της Νήσου Κύπρου, Evagoras Press, Nicosia.
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Carobs and carob syrup, exports in the 18th c.
Carobs and carob syrup, exports in the 18th c.
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Foods
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