Doctor, How Does The Cherry Rank As A Fruit?

"The cherry is a favorite of many people, but it ought not to rank very highly, because a large per cent of it is tough skin and water, and it is rather strong in acid."

Then You Do Not Recommend The Cherry Very Strongly?

"No, I do not. If the juice is fresh and used for making jelly, perhaps one could justly extol it, but it has a very thick skin, and a small amount of pulp, which leaves very little of the fruit suitable for use. Like other fruits, the sugar and acid vary much according to the variety, although it is very similar to that of the plum."

"The apricot and the nectarine are very similar to the peach, but are not as rich. It does not need any extended description, because it is so nearly like the peach."