Musings in January: The Carnation
January 15, 2010 by Sharifah
- The carnation is the birth month flower for January. A birth month flower, or also known
as a birth flower, is a flower symbol for the month of someone’s birth.
- The carnation is the kind of simple beauty that everybody loves. It can be relied on to fit almost any floral bouquet or decoration, and is easily found in both East and West.
- I’ve taken the photo of my January teacup with a can of Carnation evaporated milk, a product which has continuously used this flower as its symbol since its early days. The milk has always been a favorite in our family, and personally I do maintain that it’s still the best type of milk to add to one’s tea.
- The carnation is the national flower of Spain, and is the state flower of Ohio.
- Happy Birthday to all the January people out there.
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Sharifah,
Carnation Evaporated milk has certainly endured a very long time and has crossed many oceans. It was already well known when I was an infant long ago and far away. It is evidently a widely used product, but please tell me that you do not add it to Boh tea 🙂
By the way there’s a small farming town called Carnation not far from Seattle.
Thanks for sharing the interesting information, Louis. Yes, it’s good to have a product that has stood the test of time.