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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Ban watermelon? Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:31:53 +1100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 27 Message-ID: <vs7iio$1dk1$1@dont-email.me> References: <vs7h7j$3vip7$3@dont-email.me> <z%HFP.1515745$t84d.548126@fx11.iad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 02:32:09 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="dd36a760477d24f391f2191c8b6b0317"; logging-data="46721"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18wagH1dXaGDLs2E+rMKAyG" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:bVIV0bqaxMV97Ar3pSG3s9L/96k= Bytes: 2086 On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:26:56 -0400, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote: >On 2025-03-28 9:09 p.m., Ed P wrote: >> Another goofy one >> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-moments-america-tried-to-ban-something-totally-harmless/ss-AA1BQGJK? >> >> The Watermelon in the 19th Century >> >> In the 1800s, some communities in the U.S. tried to ban watermelon >> during the summer, viewing it as a “frivolous” fruit. The watermelon was >> associated with African American culture, and some racist groups sought >> to prevent its consumption by white families, believing it was somehow >> linked to laziness or a lack of refinement. This attempt to ban the >> fruit was rooted in deep racial prejudice and an effort to control what >> was considered acceptable. Despite the efforts, watermelon continued to >> be a beloved summer fruit for many Americans. >> > >I must have been born in the wrong country and in the wrong century.I >grew up in the 50s in a small town about 15 miles from Toronto. So is it fair to say you have a small town mentality? -- Bruce <https://i.postimg.cc/5NvHwfF0/trumpputin.jpg>