Where Did Oranges Come From?
Oranges originated in Asia, and were brought over by Columbus and other European travelers. People use oranges to freshen up their microwaves… Take an orange, poke holes in it with a fork and throw it in the microwave. It’ll burst a little, wipe it all away and you have an orange-y smelling microwave. It’s also used for other household cleaners They use oranges to make perfume, and hairspray… Some people put a piece of the orange peel to keep brown sugar soft. Some people also use the orange peels to keep their fire burning longer, the oils in the peels are flammable but they burn slower. Mosquito repellent… Rub the peel on your skin, and it’ll keep the bugs away.
In one way at least, you’re a lot more fortunate than the people of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. You can enjoy a delicious glass of orange juice in the morning — while in ancient times there wasn’t a single orange in all of Europe or Africa! The orange first grew in China, and was eaten before the year 2000 B.C. Arab traders
It was Arabs that cultivated the orange. I’ll find something somewhere that says that a Jewish rabbi that cultivated the orange back in seventeen something. That’s not true, that’s a myth that was created to prove there were no people there. That stuff threatens me. I get more upset about where this orange came from. There were no oranges. There was no soap either. Both of these things came from Palestine. I can’t even give Lebanon credit. Soap came from Nablus and oranges from Jaffa. I latch onto those things. Those are the things are sacred to me, as opposed to stone, though that’s special too. I think in the end it’s this fear that part of you is going to be erased, this part of you is going to be invalidated by the other side. Last night Dick’s talk was incredible, he’s very knowledgeable, but it’s one people, we’re hearing the story of one people, the Jewish people, seeing evidence for it. It was validation. But there’s another narrative there.
