[Sca-cooks] Melons in Moscow

[Johnna Holloway]

But it's so medieval to eat a fruit that purges over indulgences.


Johnnae

On Sep 22, 2009, at 7:32 PM, Susan Lin wrote:

> That just sounds dangerous and the mental image disturbing!
>
> On 9/22/09, Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com> wrote:
>> From the 9/22/09 New York Times
>> Seeking Purification at Russia's Melon Stands snipped
>> This is about more than sustenance, though. People here ascribe to
>> melons an almost mystical power to purify the body after the summer’s
>> overindulgences. Come melon season, it seems, a great national
>> cleansing occurs in Russia."
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/world/europe/22moscow.html? 
>> ref=world
>>
>> Johnnae