On 6/23/2014 8:53 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:

> Probably slaughter time (pigs) and harvest time (apples) occurred
> about the same time of year. Lamb and mint is probably the same
> thing. Just guessing

I wonder if it could have anything to do with pig roasts and the head
proudly displayed with an apple in its mouth? My ex's family had a pig
roast one time and put the head on display somewhere with an apple in
its mouth when the pig finished cooking.

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On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:29:37 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

> On 6/23/2014 8:53 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> > Probably slaughter time (pigs) and harvest time (apples) occurred
> > about the same time of year. Lamb and mint is probably the same
> > thing. Just guessing
>
> I wonder if it could have anything to do with pig roasts and the head
> proudly displayed with an apple in its mouth? My ex's family had a pig
> roast one time and put the head on display somewhere with an apple in
> its mouth when the pig finished cooking.

Think about it... why is an *apple* and not some other tree fruit in
its mouth?

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On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:15:27 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 06:53:28 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:52:29 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >
>> >I'll never understand applesauce with pork chops.
>> >
>> >Jill
>>
>> Probably slaughter time (pigs) and harvest time (apples) occurred
>> about the same time of year. Lamb and mint is probably the same
>> thing. Just guessing.
>> Janet US
>
>You're probably right. I always put asparagus and lamb together that
>way... mint is more of a summer thing in my mind, but I've never been
>in an area where garden mint grew like a weed.

I put a couple of mint plants on the creek bank for soil retention.
They spread like crazy and the network of roots ties the bank in
place. We use the string trimmer on the mint a couple of times a
summer -- scents the air for at least a block
Janet US

On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:40:47 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:15:27 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 06:53:28 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:52:29 -0400, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >I'll never understand applesauce with pork chops.
> >> >
> >> >Jill
> >>
> >> Probably slaughter time (pigs) and harvest time (apples) occurred
> >> about the same time of year. Lamb and mint is probably the same
> >> thing. Just guessing.
> >> Janet US
> >
> >You're probably right. I always put asparagus and lamb together that
> >way... mint is more of a summer thing in my mind, but I've never been
> >in an area where garden mint grew like a weed.
>
> I put a couple of mint plants on the creek bank for soil retention.
> They spread like crazy and the network of roots ties the bank in
> place. We use the string trimmer on the mint a couple of times a
> summer -- scents the air for at least a block

I know mint loves water. In the outskirts of San Diego county, my
mother had it around a leaky well with a shade over it in the garden
and they never strayed into the full sun.


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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

sf wrote:
>
> Think about it... why is an *apple* and not some other tree fruit in
> its mouth?

Don't think about it. It's just the traditional look.