Palm trees that yield wine were reported recently by an explorer returning from south-eastern Mexico. To obtain the drink, natives .cut down the tree, scoop out a small trough in the trunk, and c'over the opening with leaves. After "two days, they return to find. that the cavity is filled with delicious red wine. The beverage, formed by the fermentation of sap in the tree, is said to be equal to .the best yintage wines of France. ,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 35, 4 November 1937, Page 9
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