The benefits of eating squash are huge. Squash is native to the Western Hemisphere and was known to the Indians centuries before the arrival of the white man. It is a member of the cucurbit family, which includes pumpkins and gourds as well as cucumbers, and muskmelons and watermelons. Squash as we know it today …
Eggplant
Eggplant is an annual plant. It belongs to the potato family, and is native to India, where it has been grown for thousands of years. Eggplant has large white to dark purple fleshy fruit that can be as large as six or eight inches in diameter. The Chinese and Arabs grew eggplant as early as …
The health value of Radish
The radish is a member of the mustard family, but is also related to cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and turnips. After this vegetable was introduced into Middle Asia from China in prehistoric times, many forms of the plant were developed. Radishes are a cool season crop, and the peak period is April through July. The American …
The health benefits of Lemons
Lemons may be a too sour for you but the health benefits of Lemons are truley amazing. Lemons are one of the most highly alkalinizing foods and are native to tropical Asia where cultivation goes back at least 2,500 years. In the twelfth century, the Arabs brought lemons to Spain and Africa and it was …
The health benefits of Huckleberry
The huckleberry resembles the blueberry but does not belong to the blueberry family and although all huckleberries are edible, some species are not very tasty but nonetheless huckleberry’s do have health benefits. The garden huckleberry, which was developed by Luther Burbank, is closely related to the tomato. It is best in pie, with lemon juice …
The Benefits of Avocado
The Benefits of Avocado are huge. There are over 400 varieties of avocado. Some have smooth skin and are green, and some are rough and black. The avocado is considered a neutral fruit, because it blends well with almost any flavor and mixes well with either vegetables or fruit. The avocado came from Persia. It …
The benefits of Apricot
The benefits of apricot fruit is immense. It is said to have originated in China. It spread from there to other parts of Asia, then to Greece and Italy. As early as 1562 there is mention of the apricot in England in Turner’s Herbal. It is recorded that the apricot grew in abundance in Virginia …
The History of Plums and Fresh Prunes
The history of plums and fresh prunes starts with early colonists who found plums growing wild along the entire Eastern coast. They were one of many fruits eaten by the Indians before the coming of the white man, and reports of early explorers mention the finding of plums growing in abundance. Today however native plums …
Celery Root (Celeriac)
Celeriac is probably more commonly known as celery root. It is a turnip-rooted vegetable, and the root forms a solid knob just below the soil surface. Italian and Swiss botanists gave the first description of celeriac about 1600. It became popular in Europe in the eighteenth century, but has never been popular in England or …
Food to beat cancer: DATES
One food which dates back in prehistoric times is the date. Here is truly a miracle food that has nourished, sustained and probably imparted life to countless travelers over the sands of time. A Food to beat cancer: DATES Good Energy Source While the date is ripened on the tree, the sugar it contains increases …