zest as a flavoring agent. But they always caution against getting any of the white pith beneath it into the food. They say its bitterness will ruin the dish. But my new Vita-Mix blender cookbook ...

but historians generally agree the short-brimmed hats — also known as “safari helmets,” “sun helmets” or “topis” — were originally made from the dried pith of swamp plants in India.

The first head protection concept introduced to the biking world was a hat made from pith, which is the spongy rind found in the stem of sola plants, aeschynomene aspera. Pith helmet craftsmen ...

Dr. Huffman and others have also seen chimps chewing the bitter pith of a plant called Vernonia amygdalina to treat worm infections. Dr. Laumer hopes the study of Rakus will help create more ...