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
Donald W. Sweeting his doctorate in Church History and Historical Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School . His dissertation focused on the changing relationship between Catholics and Evangelicals in the United States between 1960 and 2000. Sweeting served as an intern for U.S. Congressman John B. Anderson in 1976. After college (1979), Sweeting served for a year with Chuck Colson and Prison Fellowship in Washington, D.C. where he coordinated early efforts in prison reform, worked on public policy, and served as a traveling assistant to Colson. In 1986, Sweeting helped plant a church in the Chain of Lakes area and served as its