“for the first time I tasted this tropical fruit, which people here are so fond of. ... I could have fancied I was biting into soap. I have a notion that we shall not become very good friends, the banana and I.” PeopleFirstsFoodFirst TimeFruitNotionVery GoodGood FriendSoapBananasBitingTropicalVery Good Friends Book:America of the Fifties: Letters of Fredrika Bremer Source: America of the Fifties: Letters of Fredrika Bremer
“It is quite affecting to observe how much the olive tree is to the country people. Its fruit supplies them with food, medicine and light; its leaves, winter fodder for the goats and sheep; it is their shelter from the heat and its branches and roots supply them with firewood. The olive tree is the peasant's all-in-all.” PeopleCountryLightTreeRootsMedicineFruitWinterHeatBranchesSheepShelterPeasantsSuppliesGoatsOlivesFodderFirewoodOlive TreesFood Medicine Book:Greece and the Greeks: The Narrative of a Winter Residence and Summer Travel in Greece and Its Islands Source: Greece and the Greeks: The Narrative of a Winter Residence and Summer Travel in Greece and Its Islands
