Believe It Or Not!
p. 50 · Read in the full issue
ROBERT RIPLEY, the man who has been everywhere, photographed under the saus age tree. This curious tropical tree grows in Central Africa and bears fruit resembling the sausage. The fruit-while not real sausage—is used for food, drink and clothing. The natives eat it raw and cooked; they squeeze the pulp and let it ferment, making a delicious beer.
The dried fibrous meat of the fruit makes ex cellent footgear or sandals, as well as bath mats and carpets. And. believe it or not, many of the soft bath sponges used by Europeans are made from these “sausages”.