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According to small-business Web site Entrenprenuer.com, Alexandria, Va.-based Rustico is selling the icy adult treats through September for $5 each. The beercicles come in six flavors: Cherry Kriek, Plum Mirabelle, Framboise, Banana, Cassis and ...
• Eatery cooks up gut-busting burger
It also has a pound each of lettuce, ketchup, relish, mustard and mayonnaise, 160 slices of cheese, up to five onions and 12 tomatoes. Oh, and there's also a couple pounds of banana peppers wrapped in a 30-pound bun and garnished with 33 pickles. ...
• Escape to St. Lucia for 3 nights, from $575
Lucia is a former British colony whose main industry is banana production. Tourism is less well established here, offering a low-key feel. You'll only rarely encounter vendors hawking wares on this island, and you'll find that it's easy to hike ...
• Are immigrants bad for the U.S.?
We're socializing ourselves into becoming a third-rate banana republic. In light of China, Japan, India and stupid U.S. policies, it looks like it's too late! Your thoughts? Rick Y. -- Yuma, Ariz. There’s little question that U.S. immigration policy ...
• ID thief to the stars tells all
By the time he was 12, he insisted on eating jelly donuts, peanut butter sandwiches topped with banana slices, and wearing blue suede shoes for special occasions. One day, his father told him, gently, that “God made you and there’s only one you ...

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» Banana - Describes the origin, growth, cultivars, cultivation, and uses of the eating banana. From 'Fruits of Warm Climates'.
» Banana - Information from Wikipedia on this fruit, including its description, world trade, cultivation, pests and diseases and importance as a food for local consumption.
» Banana and Plantain: Musa spp. - Information on these crops, their taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition.
» Banana Bioversity International - This organization works to increase productivity of banana and plantain grown on smallholdings for domestic consumption and for local and export markets. Includes 3 Musa databases, publication list, information on Musa agronomy, botany and uses.
» Banana Culture - Information on all aspects of growing this crop in the Philippines, and some ideas for products that can be made from bananas. [PDF]
» Banana Link - Details of campaigns, lobbies, and researches on social and environmental issues concerned with the growing of bananas. Extensive links collection.
» Banana Plantain: Post-harvest Operations - Provides information on pre-harvest operations, harvesting, transport, packaging and storage.
» Crop Profile for Plantain and Banana in Puerto Rico - General production information on these crops, the cultural practices involved in growing them, and specific directions for controlling the insect pests, diseases, nematodes and weeds that affect them. [PDF]
» Musa as Famine Foods - Lists some of the food use of less familiar members of the Musaceae eaten only in extreme circumstances.
» Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Bananas - Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, harvesting, processing, handling, packing and storage. [PDF]
» Plantain: Post-harvest Operations - Provides information on harvesting, transport, packaging and storage.