Nature’s Fast Food – Give Thanks! (# 73)
Mango vere, mango teen
Mango vere, mango teen
Ah want a penny to buy mango vere,
mango teen
Gimme ah penny to buy mango vere,
mango teen…”
One of the folk songs from my childhood.
While
I was never sure what mango vere or mango teen were, I’ve nevertheless enjoyed “turpentine”
mango – a very common mango in Barbados.
You
know, there is nothing quite like a ripe juicy mango (except two or three ripe
juicy mangoes!).
And
all the birds and monkeys in Barbados agree!
Well
mango is one of the fruit in season right now in Barbados. Along with fat pork, a fruit with white flesh
covered by dark-red skin, and a nut at the centre.
These we ate in abundance at primary school.
.
You
know it’s really a blessing to have such a variety of fruits for our health and
enjoyment.
They
are nature’s “fast food.” There is no
cooking or processing involved. Just
take one and eat!
And
give thanks to God while you’re at it!
©Kerina Hall
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