International Eat an Apple Day 2022
Eat an apple on going to bed and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread. |
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The third Saturday of September brings us International Eat An Apple Day in the name of encouraging us to have ourselves an apple for the taste and nutrition it brings.
Indigneous to the Tien Shan mountain range of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan central Asia the fruit has evolved from those times into that which we enjoy today.
The Silk Road trade routes connecting China and the Far East to the Middle East and Europe initiated the discovery of these wild apples and subsequently caused the fruit to spread through western Europe.
Subsequent imports to America by the European colonists took the apple to America.
The orchards typically began with few varieties and the numbers increased over time due to consumer demand.
I recall how as a child I loved to read about John Chapman aka Johnny Appleseed and his conservatorship of The Republic and his legacy of apple trees across the land.
This historical tradition and Americana contributed to the patriotism which grew within me from an early age.
My particular favorites of this fruit revolve around the Granny Smith and Honey Crisp varieties — and I prefer an organically grown apple if you please.
So eat an apple and keep your physician at bay.