Received the item below from my PML service and thought it was an interesting piece of trivia. Does anyone know anything about how these avocados got there name? Linda lhaasdav@mindspring.com Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c ----- Original Message ----- From: jassit <jassit@email.msn.com> To: <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 6:45 AM Subject: PML Search Result matching Haas > ============================================================ > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > ============================================================ > Source: GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Yummy avocados > > > Haas avocados have the best flavour and a buttery texture and are said to > contain as much nutrition as a seven course meal. Sprinkle lemon juice on > sliced avocados to stop from darkening. Nice addition to a tossed salad, or > halved lengthwise and stuffed with shrimp salad. A bacon, lettuce, tomato > and avocado sandwich is my all time favourite and I like to sprinkle half a > ripe avocado (moderately firm) with malt vinegar, salt and pepper and eat it > with a spoon. Lots of groves around here and big expensive problems with > avocado Rustlers. > > Janet > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: valerie bower <valerie@ihug.com.au> > To: <GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 8:10 PM > Subject: Re: RE avcadoes > > > > They turn black but pour olive oil over them in the fridge and they > > are ok > > val > > -----Original Message----- > > From: SLC <navy33@express-news.net> > > To: GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-L@rootsweb.com <GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Friday, 31 March 2000 9:55 > > Subject: RE avcadoes > > > > > > >You can cut the avocado in 1/2 and use one section and put the seed > > >back in the other section put in reffer and it will not turn black so > > >my mother told me many yrs ago...can't stand them.... > > > > > >Sharon tx > > > > > > > > >