Selling Ice Apples
A vendor sells me "ice apples" on Christmas morning 2009 in the Stabroek Market area, Georgetown, Guyana, South America. The apples are the familiar fruit grown in temperate climates (Malus domestica) and are called "ice apples" because of the refigerated condition in which they are transported. Apparently, before the days of modern refrigeration, they were packed in ice for shipping. This is the fruit that Guyanese most associate with Christmas.
Selling Ice Apples
A vendor sells me "ice apples" on Christmas morning 2009 in the Stabroek Market area, Georgetown, Guyana, South America. The apples are the familiar fruit grown in temperate climates (Malus domestica) and are called "ice apples" because of the refigerated condition in which they are transported. Apparently, before the days of modern refrigeration, they were packed in ice for shipping. This is the fruit that Guyanese most associate with Christmas.