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...reportedly lounging in the Vatican's backyard, enjoying the sun, the fresh air and some refreshing slices of melon. Then he died. The reputed cause: apoplexy, induced by overconsumption of iced Cucumis melo. Since practically the day human beings first walked the earth, we've had trouble turning down fruit, and by 1800 the Western world was in something of a fruit frenzy. People wanted specimens to look at, to study, to paint, to read about, to display, to write about and, occasionally, to eat. In 1804 George Brookshaw, a London cabinetmaker who specialized in furniture adorned with paintings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fruits of Fancy | 10/13/2002 | See Source »

...food is also important to many of Gurdal’s European cheese suppliers. “We carry a marmellata made by a man in Italy who planted prickly pears as a tribute to his grandmother,” he says. “They were her favorite fruit. And we found him while seeking out his family’s sheep’s milk cheese...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Say Cheese | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

...local blueberries are gone? I did a little research last week, when autumn officially began, and found that filling the summer-blueberry void is easier than I expected. Fall, after all, is a season of vibrant colors, and that turns out to be just what you want in a fruit or vegetable. As a rule of thumb, says Althea Zanecosky, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, the more colorful the produce the better it is for you. "A fruit or vegetable with a lot of pigment is actually very rich in antioxidants," says Zanecosky, pointing to the deep greens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Blueberries | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

...course, it's possible to get off-season fruits in many supermarkets these days, if you are willing to pay for imported, frozen or canned varieties. While having these options can be useful if you need to diversify your diet, it's generally best to buy fruit and vegetables grown locally and in season. "There is always going to be a benefit to something seasonal," says registered dietician Julie Walsh of the American Dietetic Association. The nutrients in plants actually change with the seasons, and many fruits and vegetables lose potency if eaten past their prime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Blueberries | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

Further down in the Square, business among food vendors picked up as the afternoon went on. Marie’s Apples, selling caramel-coated fruit, was doing a “steady business” at lunchtime, as were vendors selling less traditional street-fair foods...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oktoberfest Rocks Harvard Square | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

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