. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Hey, wait a tntnutel The has a national bird but no national fruit (although, like all countries, it has had its share of characters who could quaUfy as the national fruit cake). Now along comes the cherry industry asking Congress to designate the cherry as the official national fruit. Reportedly, the organizations that promote the red fruit have pitted themselves {pun intended) against the apple in pursuit of their claim for national recognition. Apparently, such phrases as, "as American as apple pie," make the cher
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Hey, wait a tntnutel The has a national bird but no national fruit (although, like all countries, it has had its share of characters who could quaUfy as the national fruit cake). Now along comes the cherry industry asking Congress to designate the cherry as the official national fruit. Reportedly, the organizations that promote the red fruit have pitted themselves {pun intended) against the apple in pursuit of their claim for national recognition. Apparently, such phrases as, "as American as apple pie," make the cherry people turn scarlet. They probably know better than to pit themselves against the cranberry, realizing that it would be no contest. While the cranberry industry hasn't made a bid for official recognition of the berry as the national fruit, it can remain content that such a request would, indeed, bear fruit. Why, the Indians, before the voyage of Europeans to this country, mixed cranberries with dried venison and fat to make tasty little pemmican cakes. Some historians beUeve cranberries were served at the first Thanksgiving feast held by the Pilgrims. Early American sailors kept cranberries in their holds to ward off scurvy. And so on. We hold no grudge against the cherry. It can claim a certain association with Americana. It was a cherry tree that George Washington chopped down, wasn't it? Cherries do make for a great pie. And what would a manhattan cocktail be without a maraschino? But the official fruit? No, no. If a fruit is to be named, the cherry will have to take its place in Une—behind the WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVIN XLR DEVRINOL 10G * EVITAL * GUTHION DIAZINON 14G * PARATHION • ETHREL Cole Cliemical Supply DIVISION OF -^apkinM agricultural chemical co. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221 1581 r The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton, Mass. Phone 824-5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BI
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