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There was actually a tidbit about this on the Discovery Channel. Cranberries are grown in a ground depression because harvesting is easier when they ripen. Basically, when harvest season arrives, the harversters flood the basin with water (to just over the tops of the plants). There is a machine that works as an agitator, and shakes the cranberry plants under water, to where the Cranberries themselves shake free from the plant. Cranberries are *bouyant* and float to the top of the water. When this happens, harvesters can use T-shaped (squeegy on a long handle looking) tool that gathers all the Cranberries to one end of the pool, and then scooped into a box or onto a conveyer belt. This process saves a lot of money on man hours as well as BenGay for sore backs. Cheaper goods is supposed to mean less cost to consumers.
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What food did the pilgrims think was poisonous?
cranberries
What is the history behind the cranberry?
Cranberries grow on long-running vines in acidic, sandy bogs and marshes, mostly in the northeast United States, but also in Wisconsin and the Pacific Northwest. Native American used crushed cranberries to preserve food throughout the winter. They also used cranberries as medicine and dye. In 1620, English settlers at Plymouth, Massachusetts, learned to use cranberries from the Native Americans. By 1683, they were making cranberry juice. Cultivation of cranberries began around 1816, after Captain Henry Hall, of Dennis, Massachusetts, noticed that the wild cranberries in his bogs grew better when sand blew over them. Captain Hall began transplanting his cranberry vines, fencing them in, and spreading sand on them himself. By the 1820s, cranberries were being exported to Europe. By the 1850s, American sailors carried cranberries on their voyages to prevent scurvy.
Who established the principle of buoyancy?
People knew that some things floated in water long before writing was invented. The first person to establish the rule that controlled buoyancy was Archimedes.
What were the issue floated against rizal?
negative side about rizal
How many cranberry's are in a can of cranberry sauce?
depends on how the cranberries are made, are they jellied or not?
Why are cranberries floated in bogs?
Cranberries are flooded just before they harvest them. The berries being bright red in color float on the water and they use a small boat type barge and load them into it. From the boat, they place them into a semi and take them to a processing plant.
In trial by water if a woman floated what was she?
If she floated she was considered a witch. If she drowned she was considered innocent.
What substance does not dissolve in water but are floated or lifted by water?
oil.
How much water should you use to reconstitute dried cranberries?
Use enough hot water to cover the cranberries. No measurement needed. In about 15-20 minutes they will absorb all they need, and you can drain the water off. Then measure as you would fresh cranberries.
Original car that floated on water?
Aqua-Car
Can a brick floated on water?
No- a brick sinks.
What is a wet harvest of cranberries?
Contrary to popular belief, cranberries do not grow in water. They are grown on sandy bogs. Because cranberries float, some bogs are flooded when the fruit is ready for harvesting.
What are three ways water is Important to grow cranberries?
the berries take the water
In which way is water NOT essential to the growth of cranberries?
Water protects the plant from insects and desises
Why were people concerned that Owen was in salt water?
He might have floated out to sea
Does the water level increase when a submerged piece of wood is floated to the top?
No
Why do cranberries float?
for the same reason anything floats. they are less dense then water
