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
Elizabeth Sweeting died in 1974. While visiting Adelaide, Australia, as a visiting professor in 1974, she was invited to become a consultant to the South Australia new Arts Council. She was director until 1981, establishing Australia's first arts management graduate courses. She returned to the UK in 1981 and retired in 1985 to Ironbridge, Shropshire. She died following a heart attack on 7 December 1999. Elizabeth Sweeting Elizabeth Sweeting (1914–1999) was a leader in performing arts and arts administration in England and Australia. She was born 19 November 1914 in London. After receiving a scholarship she graduated from Royal Holloway College, University