Journal of Edwin H. Bryan, Jr. while with the Whitney Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History on the schooner France, February to October 1924
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stink buhs and weevils. Ate one of the large shaddocks. They are coarse and dry but the pinkish pulp has a good flavor, resembling that of a sweet grapefruit. Caught a Trypetid fly on the leaves, and sample of the many Drosophilids about the rotting fruit on the ground. One tree was about 2 1/2 to 3 feet in diameter and 30 or 40 feet high. Saw some coconuts which were by actual measurement over 40 cm. long and 22 to 25 cm. broad. These large husks do not contain the largest nuts, how- ever, Some of the smaller coconuts contain nuts 15 cm. in diameter. Along the N.E. side and across the forested area to near Dakuloa. There is a general sameness about the trees, the most of the interior lowland forest being made up of half a dozen species. Landshells not plentiful, but collected a few on leaves on the shrubs and trees. Returned to Wangori in time to watch the preparation of Vakalolo, the Fijian pudding. Manico, taro (dalo) and bananas (vudi) which have been cooked in the native oven Lovo, are pounded up together in a wooden trough with the butts of coconut leaves, a little water being added so that the final consistancy is about that of bread dough. The lolo or sweetening is mixed in with the hands, the pudding being broken up into small balls, about a tablespoon-full each and rolled in the syrup. This mixing and dividing with the hands is called Kala vakalolo. The chief himself wrote out the receipt for making lolo; it is as follows: "(Na Lolo) A niu kei, suka qai Riri" which means The lolo. Coconut [milk] with sugar, then boil on the fire. The small balls and a generous supply of syrup are tied up in banana leaves, in which form they are sewed. Present at the division of a feast given by an old part Tongan native man because of the death of his brother, a month or so previous. The brother had died in Lakemba. The old man had given a feast there, and now upon his