Miss Shott knew that Mrs. Cliff absolutely detested the taste of quassia.
"Mrs. Cliff's Yacht"
Frank R. Stockton
The sageroe, sweet and refreshing, gains tonic properties from an infusion of quassia, which sharpens the flavour and strengthens the compound, packed in bamboo cases or plaited palm-leaf bags for transport to the neighbouring islands.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings
He hesitated, then reluctantly took the glass and began to sip the quassia.
"Out of the Primitive"
Robert Ames Bennet