Congratulations to the winners of the mystery gifts from Brazil.
- Lonely Planet Brazil guide book (2011)(better for someone else to enjoy it than for me to store it on a shelf till it’s outdated.
- Ground coffee, 1/2 kilo (Brazilian product)
- 2 packs of cashews, 50 grams each (Brazilian product–see below for a cashew story)
- Wooden Christ the Redeemer–a reminder to pray for Brazil– 4-5 inches tall
- Magnet of Brazilian flag — a reminder to pray for Brazil
- Vase from porcelain works in Monte Siâo (Mount Zion) — You can see my photos visiting the porcelain factory.
If your name is the same as one of the winners, you’ll know whether I mean you if you get an email from me. The winner’s commenter names are:
- Fanny
- Kat
- Pamela Nees
- Susan Lytle
- Connie
- Mel
Cashew story . . .
Soon after our daughter-in-law first arrived in the US from Brazil, she was playing the fruit game with a bunch of people. It’s a fast-moving game and C was the letter on her turn. She named the first thing that came to mind–cashew. All the North Americans laughed because they all knew cashew is nut, not a fruit.
But guess who was right? She was. The cashew nuts that we know, are the inside of a lower appendage on the cashew fruit. Cashew juice, made from the fruit is one of the many, many fresh fruit drinks to try in Brazil.
Thank you, Noel! Thank you for sharing your heart, your photos, your gifts and your reminders and encouragement to pray! I may never go to Brazil in person, but I enjoyed it through your eyes!
Thanks for all the fun through your blogs of your trip. Happy Birthday greetings to your lovely daughter as well.
The cashew fruit looks like it would be fun to eat. I like exotic fruit. I wonder if you can find the juice in the states, I’d be interested in trying some for sure!
In our small village here in Belize, cashew fruit trees are very abundant. I have never seen anything like it. The fruit is yellow and smells so sweet. The nut is very hard to get out, and the only way to eat it is if you roast it for a long time. You can tell it’s cashew season when certain trees are abloom with brilliant yellow fruit and the air smells sweet, sweet. When the season rolls around again I can snap a picture for you if you are curious.