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All things NC #7 Nature or Natural
Berries
1. NC has two state berries, The Blueberry and the Strawberry. They both gained the distinction of state berries in 2001.
Fruit
2. The Scuppernong Grape was designated in 2001 as the State's fruit and was written about by explorers in the 1500's. The name comes from the Scuppernong River in North Carolina mainly along the coastal plain. It was first mentioned as a "white grape" in a written logbook by the Florentine explorer Giovanni de Verrazzano while exploring the Cape Fear River Valley in 1524.
Scuppernong Grape
The scuppernong is a large variety of muscadine a species of grape native to the southern United States. It is usually a greenish or bronze color and is similar in appearance and texture to a white grape, but rounder and larger. First known as the "big white grape". Not everyone likes to eat them but I do. The skin is tough and usually not eaten. I gently bite it then suck out the delicious insides. One of our favorite NC wineries is Duplin Winery. They make several delicious wines out of Scuppernongs.
Feline Friday with Rocky and Cali
Dearest Auntie HiC on Friday's Feline and Nature Friday, I mentioned a bit
of mischief I may or may not have gotten into while Mom was out filming the nature video....well here is the rest of the story.
As you probably remember, Cali staked her claim on one of the cat igloos soon after she arrived on the hill.
I don’t really mind because I love my bed, but I derive great pleasure in giving her a hard time! 😹
berry interesting and that has something so special... like the story of your town and the nut... I never ever furget that... there was raleigh in tv at snapped, the chemist mystery and I rememberted the nut imediately...
ReplyDeleteHari Om
ReplyDeleteThat was interesting... grapes are one of the fruits I have had to start avoiding due to 'internal reactions'. Rocky sure likes to walk on the tightrope! YAM xx