Fruit (slang) fruit" (and rarely "old tin of fruit") to the 1920s in Britain possibly deriving from the phrase "fruit of the womb". In the United States, however, both "fruit" and "fruitcake" are seen as negative with fruitcake likely originating from "nutty as a fruitcake" (a crazy person). A costermonger was a street seller of fruit and vegetables. The term, which derived from the words "costard" (a type of apple) and "monger", i.e. "seller", came to be particularly associated with the "barrow boys" of London who would sell their produce from a wheelbarrow or wheeled market stall. Costermongers have existed in London
Valerie Sweeting Valerie Sweeting Valerie "Val" Sweeting (born July 9, 1987 in Redvers, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Sweeting skipped Alberta to a silver medal at the 2014 and 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Sweeting grew up in Maryfield, Saskatchewan. In 2007, Sweeting played third for Hailey Surik's junior rink out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team represented Saskatchewan at the 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. After posting an 8-4 record, they lost to Manitoba in a tie-breaker match. After juniors, Sweeting moved to Alberta where she would form her own team with Megan Anderson at third, Carly Quigley at