" ¢ Since it ’s Earth Day we thought we ’d take you something light-green . peeress and valet de chambre may I present : the avocado !
" ¢ The avocado as we have a go at it it was to begin with call ahuacate , the Aztec Good Book for testicle ( appoint for its chassis and repute as anaphrodisiac ) . After rejecting its vulgar name , Alligator pear , California farmers eventually settled on a more pronounceable and agreeable nomenclature : avocado . Americans stay on to , well , Americanize both sushi and the avocado by create The California Roll .
" ¢ The most popular avocados in the United States ( describe for just about 95 % of the full crop book ) are decedents from a mother tree who succumbed to root fungus in 2002 after living a long and sizable lifespan for 76 years . The mixed bag wasnamedafter postal worker - turned - avocado agriculturalist Rudolph Hass .
" ¢ Animal , Vegetable or Mineral ? Avocados are considered fruit , areharvested by handand are " Green on the Outside , Green on the Inside " ( apropos for Earth Day ! ) But that does not mean they are exempt fromblack marketexploits or use asweaponry .
" ¢ Fix up a prissy bowl of guac and take a gander atCannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death , a pic starring Bill Maher and filmed in the avocado groves maintained by the University of California at Riverside where they conduct horticultural experiments . good part ? The movie ’s keywords : Piranha . Feminist . Avocado .
" ¢ demand not what you could do for your avocado , but what your Persea Americana can do for you : For one , they are cognize as a place cure forhalitosis , and may evenfight againstliver damage .
" ¢ Avocado consumption in the US purportedly increases dramatically for the Super Bowl ( well , some woulddisagree ) . Regardless , if you are have trouble finding some of this great fleeceable fruit you may train your well-disposed neighborhoodratto help you .
" ¢ Speaking of , probably the most democratic incarnation of avocado usage is guacamole . Guns ' n Roses even included it as abackstage requirement(along with porno and fag ) .
How do you Flossers squander your avocado pear ? Any special recipes or uses to share ?
" ˜Dietribes ' appears every other Wednesday . intellectual nourishment photos necessitate byJohanna Beyenbach . You might remember that name from our military post about hercolorful dieting .
