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Originally Posted by David
I posted two photos in the Gallery under S.A.Langkloof. One is the beginning showing launch day at Verholmes, and the other is the more usual view in 1966, departing Cape Town full of Outspan oranges. Remember, these boxes were loaded by hand from pallettes and came right alongside the quay in freight trains hauled by huge SAR steam engines. Things change a lot in 50 yeare.
David
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and by the time they got here they were ready to eat right of the boat as they use to say no cold storage .the ones we have now are underripe washed in a jell for a longer shelf life but tasteles.I make sure my son and his missus buy fruit then wash it and leave it for a few days to ripen.back in the early 50s bananas were stored in a warehouse not far from where I lived and kept there till they were just on the cusp of being yellow then sold with in a day ready to eat .