Cranberries

Cranberries are a tart fruit that is native to the United States. Early indigenous people used these bright red berries for medicine and food. They taught the early settlers to…

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Apples

The origin of apples predates recorded history.  Although there were probably native crab apple in the western world, apples as we know them were brought as seeds from Europe by…

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Peanuts

Peanuts, or groundnuts as they are sometimes called because they grow underground, are a favorite high energy food.  They have been popular in the U.S. since 1870 and are a…

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