Wednesday, November 2, 2022

PUMPKINS, PEARS, PERSIMMONS, KIWIS....


 An autumnal still life from a local grocer's stand. Halloween is the reason that this type of pumpkin is now seen here. When I came to "Yugoslavia" in 1977, few persimmons and kiwis were not available, let alone heard of.

2 comments:

Sandi said...

It was the same way here in the US with different fruits and vegetables. You'd find local things mostly. I think it was the late 80's before I ever saw a kiwi.

William Kendall said...

I've never had persimmons.

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