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Show November Co9 Cranberries on are as American as apple pie- these days, but at first the Pilgrims didn't know what to make of them. In fact, there is no evidence that the colonists even served the tart red fruit with their wild turkey and bear meat at the thp first Thanksgiving, National Geographic says. - bd p Massachusetts legislators named cranberry juice the state's official drink. Aim irk if c9 o The Pilgrims called them craneberries, perhaps because were a food of they cranes. favorite over his fields. He was rewarded with a bumper crop. SOON OTHER growers in Massachusetts were planting UNDOUBTEDLY, the decision was influenced by the WHEN THEY landed at cranberries; culture started fact that Massachusetts Plymouth Rock, they found in New Jersey a little later. Many plantings failed produces half the United the berries growing thickly States cranberry crop, over nearby swampy areas. before growers learned the followed by Wisconsin, New After the colonists learned conditions essential for sucto eat the fruit, they prized it cess: bog areas with peat soil; Jersey, Washington, and d fields that could Oregon. enough to send King Charles II to flooded be ten bushels as a The of protect vines gift, calling Department from insect them the of "choicest estimates the cold; that pest control; Agriculture product and sand to the will fill finally, enough colony." cranberry yield For nearly 200 years, people slow evaporation, provide a 2,025,000 barrels. Cranberries always have were content to harvest good medium for root growth, been versatile. American cranberries from wild vines. and check weeds. Processors also learned how Indians pounded the fruit with In 1816, however, Henry Hall, to of a veteran the Revolution, meat into a paste called separate the good from the bad to some a berries. Each one must vines transplanted pemmican. near site also bound wounds .Dennis, pass the bounce test. swampy They with cranberry poultices and Massachusetts. A CRANBERRY should be Mr. Hall observed that the made a red dye from the juice. The Indian name for best berries came from places firm enough to bounce over a wooden barrier as it where sand had blown around , four-inc- h cranberries was the vines, so he spread sand moves along a conveyor belt. "bitter berry." well-draine- MODERN Americans make dozens of things to eat and drink from cranberries. They are boiled for sauce, squeezed for juice, mixed with cider, distilled into a cordial, combined with oranges in a relish, blended with fruits to make jellies, baked in bread and muffins, made into catsup, strained for baby food, even and coated with chocolate. The two ultimate accolade came when ago years HILL TOP TIMES 15, 1974 i '"IIIIII. J (Fro oft Highly polished mahogany is the standard testing wood. The berries also pass the sharp eyes of women inspectors who scan the endless red stream moving past them. They suffer women get motion sickness staring at the berries and some become " ANY VEHICLE purchased while in Spain must be obtained through a Spanish dealer. Anyone not following proper precedures will be unable to register with the U.S. forces. (AFNS) lllltlllllillll iiiiii iiiiiiii A ilium HI . iiiiuiiiiiiii appears, Ha r grave, that Lieutenant Plumbson and his Indians, by a clever ruse, have absconded with the Pilgrim women. Get Acquainted Offer . . In Cloarfiold State Clearfield Shopping Plaza 133 So. tor: Douglas Dinette Set V Colleen Derricott Cindy Rook Kathy Fletcher Bring Ad For Discounts On Beauty Services : Off On AH : off on au : . Permanent :$T00 Frost W : $ 1 00 And : Clearfield Shop Only Other Service ; J Soo Our All Now Holiday Linos!! slightly IF YOUR vehicle has a valid U.S. state or a U.S. forces registration overseas, you can register it in Spain. Any vehicle with European tourist plates may not be . registered with the U.S. forces in Spain. Vehicles ordered for pickup in another European country or owned by a member of the U.S. forces in Europe also may not be registered. It i . oc- cupational hazards: Some Are you headed for Spain? Did you know that Spanish laws require motor vehicles be registered prior to entering that country. tllllliiiiiillllllllUlillllllllillllllUllllllllllIllli At. two 25 Car laws in Spain different I'll iuii HIIH, in) Page mmvti mm 4265 RIVERDALE ROAD |