This essay is adapted from the eponymous exhibition catalogue for Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend, which was on display at the Virginia Historical Society October 24, 1994, through April 30, 1995. It appeared in the December 1994 - January 1995 issue of American Art Review.
1 If you want to eat fruit after a meal, then you should wait about 3 hours before eating fruit. 2  This is to ensure that the food had previously been digested by the body before the fruit enters the body. 3  Try to eat fruit in the morning. 4  This helps to increase blood sugar slowly and not in a hurry.
The Bacon in December, Hass in April, and the Reed in July. Climatic factors may cause variations of 1 to 3 weeks. The storage life of fruit on the tree will vary from 2 months for Bacon to 8 months for Hass. Avocados are mature before picking, but not ready to eat. They must be softened off the tree. The softening process takes from a few days to a week, depending upon the degree of maturity, storage temperature and variety.