Theme Thursday | An Apple a Day

Joanne on top, mine on bottom.

Did You Know:

• Apples are grown in all 50 states.
• Apples are a member of the rose family.
• Fresh apples float because 25% of their volume is air
• There are apples that have an aftertaste of pears, citrus, cinnamon, cloves, coconut, strawberries, grapes and even pineapple.
• It takes energy from 50 leaves to produce one apple.
• There are 7500 varieties of apples worldwide
• Archeologists have found evidence that humans have been enjoying apples since at least 6500 B.C.
• The apple tree originated in an area between the Caspin and the Black Sea
• Apples were the favorite fruit of ancient Greeks and Romans.
• The crabapple is the only apple native to North America.
• The pilgrims planted the first United States apple trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• In colonial time, apples were called winter banana or melt-in-the-mouth.
• Apples are a member of the rose family.
• The largest apple picked weighed three pounds.
• America's longest-lived apple tree was reportedly planted in 1647 by Peter Stuyvesant in his Manhattan orchard and was still bearing fruit when a derailed train struck it in 1866.
• Apples ripen six to ten times faster at room temperature than if they were refrigerated.
• Don't peel your apple. Two-thirds of the fiber and lots of antioxidants are found in the peel.

We're off to the Farmers Market - Have a wonderful Wednesday!
(edited to say: Um, I mean Thursday...)


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