As American As...

Usually I try not to write back to back blogs about the same thing,but after yesterday's blog I got high centered on the phrase "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". My first thought was obviously a doctor hadn't coined it,then I wondered if apple growers were behind it as a promotional gimmick? The phrase is thought to have originated in 1866 though the phrase was: "Eat an apple on going to bed,and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread." By the 20th century it had become the phrase we are familiar with today. I need to mention here that the word apple was used to describe any round fruit that grew on a tree,which is the same deal with the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Apples do have several health benefits,but so do many other fruits and vegetables. It is a fun saying and in no way constitutes a health risk if you wish to follow it. While looking into this phrase I also found out where the phrase "upper crust" came from. In early America when supplies were scarce,cooks had to save on ingredients. To save on lard and flour only a bottom crust was made. The more affluent families could afford both an upper and lower crust,so those families became known as the upper crust.