The trade between ancient cities and civilizations always fascinated me as a child. Today, as an adult, I am still fascinated by the extent of trade, often global in nature. And I puzzle over what exactly it all means.
Breakfast this morning was waffles. The waffle-maker was made in China by an American company. The waffle mix came straight from the States. The strawberries, maple syrup and whipped cream are Canadian in origin, while the peaches are from Austria of all places.
When I was a boy Ontario canned and bottled a lot of peaches. No more. All the canning plants in Ontario are long gone. Closed. There are but very few bottlers of peaches remaining in the province.
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Austria must have some areas suitable for peaches.
I guess the peach growers in the province are just taking their product to market now. There's one that comes up here from the Niagara peninsula for our farmers market, a long way to come.
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