bananas

[Les C]

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Ever heard of selling ice cubes to eskimoes?

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I met a guy in Alaska who made a good living selling freezers to Eskimos. It's not as counterintuitive as it sounds.

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Most people assume that bananas grow on trees, but this is not true. Bananas actually grow on plants that are giant herbs.

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As a group, they are referred to as plantains, which is the common reference for the firm cooking types. I think it might have some relationship to grasses.

Just got some "ice cream" bananas again from a friend. It's too bad it's not as popular as the apple, Cavendish and Cuban reds.