ping!Thanks for the PING, nutmeg!
BTW, isn't "nutmeg" a Connecticut thing?And, ANN is from Connecticut, right?
Yeah, Connecticut has several nicknames: Nutmeg State, Constitution State, Land of Steady Habits, etc. The Nutmeg State tale is kind of strange:
The Nutmeg State: Nutmeg, the powder used for seasoning foods, is ground from the seed of the fruit of the Nutmeg Tree, Myristica fragans. A couple of stories exist as to the origin of this nickname. One story has it that this nickname came about as a comment on the ingenuity and shrewdness of the citizens of the state. In a story, perhaps originated by Sam Slick, it is claimed that the people of Connecticut were so ingenious and shrewd that they were able to make and sell "wooden" nutmegs to unsuspecting buyers. A variation on this story maintains that purchasers did not know that the seed must be ground to obtain the spice and may have accused yankee peddlars, unfairly, of selling worthless "wooden" nutmegs. It may be that these wooden nutmegs were whittled by idle sailors on ships coming from the spice island and sold as souvenirs.
And, ANN is from Connecticut, right?
I believe she is originally from New Canaan, CT in Fairfield County - bedroom community of NYC.