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Post by ZandraJoi on Nov 23, 2020 10:13:08 GMT -5
"A favorite snacking and party nut is recognized each year on November 23rd during National Cashew Day. The cashew nut is a seed harvested from the cashew tree. The tree originated in Northeastern Brazil. However, it is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew apples and nuts. With leaves arranged spirally and a leathery texture, the evergreen cashew tree grows as tall as 32 feet high and often has an irregularly shaped trunk. The flowers are small, starting out pale green then turning reddish, with each one having five slender, acute petals. There are so many ways to enjoy this fabulous nut. How will you be celebrating?"
My notes: Cashew 'milk' is popular as well. Can make vegan cheeses. I personally don't like cashews but they are quite versatile.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Nov 23, 2021 9:09:51 GMT -5
"On November 23rd, National Eat a Cranberry Day encourages us to take a bite of the bright red cranberry. But brace yourself! Found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler regions of the northern hemisphere, cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs, or trailing vines, that grow up to 7 feet long and 8 inches high. Their stems are slender and wiry, and they have small evergreen leaves. The cranberry flowers are dark pink with very distinct reflexed petals, leaving the style and stamens fully exposed and pointing forward. The fruit of the cranberry plant is a berry that is larger than the leaves and is initially white but when ripe, turns a deep red.
CRANBERRY FACTS Cranberries’ acidity overwhelms their sweetness. They’re a major commercial crop in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. However, Wisconsin leads in cranberry production with over half of U.S. production. We mostly find cranberries processed into products such as juice, sauce, jam, or sweetened dried cranberries. Cranberry sauce is considered an indispensable part of a traditional American Thanksgiving meal. Due to their nutrient content and antioxidant qualities, raw cranberries are marketed as a superfruit. There are three to four species of cranberry, classified into two sections. Producers make white cranberry juice from cranberries harvested after they’ve matured but before they turn their characteristic dark red color. Some producers make cranberry wine in the cranberry-growing regions of the United States. Laboratory studies indicate that extracts containing cranberry may have anti-aging effects.
The word cranberry comes from “craneberry”; first named by the early European settlers in America who felt the expanding flower, stem, calyx, and petals resembled the neck, head, and bill of a crane."
My notes: Yesterday was National Cranberry Relish Day! I do like cranberries but don't eat them too often. I used to blend frozen with orange juice for a smoothie.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Nov 23, 2022 9:34:34 GMT -5
"Get the pure coffee essence on National Espresso Day! Whether you sip one cup or keep buzzing all day long, November 23rd is the day. The word espresso (/ɛˈsprɛsoʊ/; Italian pronunciation: [eˈsprɛsso]) in Italian means ‘quick in time.’ Before the advent of the espresso machine, espresso was simply a coffee expressly made for the person ordering it. It was also made with recently roasted and freshly ground beans. The cup was brewed shortly before serving. In the late 1800s, this practice was commonplace in cafés and restaurants." My notes: I don't drink coffee as I can't do caffeine. Do you like drinking espresso? I had a QOD I posted: Spell espresso
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Post by ZandraJoi on Nov 23, 2023 9:31:11 GMT -5
"Every November 23rd, Fibonacci Day honors Leonardo Bonacci, one of the most influential mathematicians of the Middle Ages. The date corresponds to the first numbers of the Fibonacci sequence - 1 1 2 3. Fibonacci is an Italian mathematician who is also known as Leonardo of Pisa and Leonardo Fibonacci. Some say Fibonacci invented the Fibonacci sequence. This pattern of counting means that each number is the sum of the previous two. (0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13, etc.) Computer data storage and processing uses this number sequence today. The sequence is also useful in the trading of stocks and architecture. Another unexpected place we find the sequence is in nature. DNA patterns and hurricanes contain patterns showing this sequence. Math and science classes refer to the Fibonacci sequence as “nature’s secret code” or “nature’s universal rule.” Additionally, the number sequence is tied to the golden ratio and the golden triangle."
My notes: The icon I put in the subject line is an abacus. Hard to tell lol Do you like math? I'm better at words than numbers myself.
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