The Maltese Fruit
The separate segments are between snow-white and ivory in color and are covered with a delicate network of fibers and the side of each segment where it presses against its neighbor is translucent and slightly tinged with pale green. The texture of the mangosteen pulp much resembles that of a well-ripened plum, only it is so delicate that it melts in the mouth like a bit of ice cream. The flavor is quite indescribably delicious. There is nothing to mar the perfection of this fruit unless it be that the juice from, the rind forms an indelible stain on a wh ite napkin.