Showing posts with label fruits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fruits. Show all posts

Saturday, January 29, 2011

The color orange was named after the fruit.

Before then, the English-speaking world referred to the orange color as ‘geoluhread,’ which literally translates to “yellow-red!” The word orange itself was derived from the Spanish word ‘naranja,’ which likewise came from the Sanskrit word ‘nāraṅga,’ meaning “orange tree.” Over time, the English dropped the first “n,” and soon the word was transformed to ‘orange.’ This word was also applied to the fruit’s color in the 1540’s, likely due to the increased popularity of oranges around this time.


Source: Etymonline and Oak Conservatories

Friday, July 9, 2010

Bananas are awesome!

You can use the inside of a banana peel to polish leather shoes and silverware and stop mosquito bites from itching

It helps to get rid of all that stringy stuff on the inside first. You can also turn a banana into a smooth paste to use as a moisturizer for your face. Or you can rub the banana peel on your houseplants to make them look shinier. Heck, you can tenderize a roast with a banana too. Bananas are awesome!
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