Market Notes
April 9, 2020
A HOLIDAY PRAYER
It’s holy week We are masking our faces
For Christians and Jews Helping neighbors survive
Should be loud Seder dinners A new seasonal celebration
Should be singing from pews To celebrate staying alive
Children should be running So in the spirit of giving
Both inside and out We will keep to ourselves
Chasing matzah and eggs But we make sure our neighbors
That are scattered about Have food on their shelves
But this year is different Our feasts are upended
Our gather is fraught By Covid-19
We can’t use the closeness By far the worst virus
And the love we were taught That we’ve ever not seen
So this year we are challenged So our meetings are smaller
To show faith and show love And we must learn to roll
We have to support one another And be pleased with the idea
While wearing a glove We are saving many a soul
So let covid passover
Stay safe and stay home
Keep yourself well protected
If you should have to roam
NEW PRODUCE QUIZ – WHO AM I ???
I am the proud, the sweet, the fruit of the Chicle tree. I produce milky latex that is boiled down to form the major ingredient in chewing gum. I am native to South America, but I am also grown in the West Indies, the Philippines, South Florida, and other tropical climates. Some say I look like a cross between a potato and an apple. I am round, lemon shaped or oblong, about 3 inches in diameter with a russeted rough, grayish brown edible skin. I have four inedible black seeds (used to make tea) with a soft, sweet, fragrant pulp that is fine grained. My flavor can be likened to the flavors of brown sugar or maple syrup. Eaten with my skin on, like an apple, will mellow my intense sweetness. My honey blonde deep reddish brown melt-in-your mouth pulp can be eaten out of hand or used in pancakes, rice custard and sherbet, fruit salads and wine. I can also do amazing things to a root beer float. I am quite high in fiber and considered to be a good source of potassium. I contain vitamin C, sodium and iron as well.
THE ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S QUIZ WAS … SNAKE FRUIT (SALAK)…CONGRATS TO ALL WINNERS
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