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Banana boat is a descriptive nickname that was given to fast ships, also called banana carriers, engaged in the banana trade. They were designed to transport easily spoiled bananas rapidly from tropical growing areas to North America and Europe. They often carried passengers as well as fruit. [1] [2]
Entrance façade of the old United Fruit Building at 321 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana The United Fruit Company (later the United Brands Company) was an American multinational corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas) grown on Latin American plantations and sold in the United States and Europe.
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Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, nicknamed Rosy Roads, [2] [3] is a former United States Navy base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico.The site operates today as José Aponte de la Torre Airport, a public use airport.
Fill banana with one-quarter of strawberries, 1 Tbsp. chips, and 1 Tbsp. walnuts. Crimp foil around banana to seal with seam facing up. Repeat with remaining bananas and filling.
A banana boat is a traditional campfire treat consisting of a banana cut lengthwise and stuffed with marshmallow and chocolate, then wrapped in aluminium foil and cooked in the embers left over from a campfire. Sometimes the banana boat is topped with caramel sauce prior to cooking.
Federal agents seized an estimated $35 million worth of cocaine from a boat that ran aground a reef off Puerto Rico’s south coast, authorities said Thursday. Two men from the Dominican Republic ...
A banana bunch is covered by a polythene bag to prevent disease. The plant is propagated by roots or from suckers and takes one year to reach maturity. Each planting area consists of one bearing plant. When the crop is bearing, bunch sleeving is carried out. Each bunch is covered with a polythene bag and treated with insecticide.