Pepys's diary, according to the passage gives an accurate account of Puritan rule in England
gives summarized general descriptions of London in his day
doesn't include any personal information
was written beautifully in a language he had created himself
describes his daily life and London in great detail
It is stated in the passage that, in order to keep the meaning of some sections secret, Pepys locked his diary up
deliberately omitted pages when he gave it to the publishers
wrote in Thomas Shelton's system of shorthand
used a code and foreign languages
burnt sections of the book
Pepys's diary is, as stated in the passage, particularly interesting because he knew several important people and lived through some very important occurrences in London
he describes the moderation and strictness of the Puritan era
of the detailed accounts it gives of the churches, theaters, taverns and streets of Cambridge
the code he used has never been solved by anyone
it describes the experiments carried out by the scientist Isaac Newton
154 CRANBERRY Before the Europeans set foot on North American soil, the Native American inhabitants of the continent were already well-versed in the harvesting and preparation of the cranberry. The round, red berries grew wild in marshes and bogs along the East Coast. Although not unknown in England, cranberries were effectively introduced to the Pilgrims by the Indians, who used them for medicine and dyes as well as food. (The early settlers called the berries "crane berries," because the white blossom and stem resembled the head and neck of a crane.) The Indians taught the Pilgrims to crush the berries with stones, combine them with dried meat and fat drippings, and form small cakes out of the mixture. These cakes, called pemmican, kept well and could be eaten throughout the winter. Americans have been devising new cranberry concoctions ever since. And in the state where the Pilgrims first harvested berries growing abundantly in the wild, the fruit has evolved into a viable commercial crop. More than half of the cranberries eaten in the US today are grown on Cape Cod. The berry is also an important crop in the states of New Jersey and Wisconsin. Cranberries are grown in cooperation with nature, in a manner that our immigrant and Native American ancestors would recognize and applaud. Pesticide use is minimal; instead, geese weed the bogs and swallows harvest the unfriendly bugs. Some growers also place beehives near the bogs to promote pollination. The berries are proof that organic farming, like Thanksgiving, is a treasured part of our heritage. Harvested in September, fresh berries are readily available throughout the country in the fall. The fruit will keep between four and eight weeks if refrigerated when bought. Like most berries, they should never be washed until just before use or they'll spoil.
