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 ...

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 ...

but historians generally agree the short-brimmed hats — also known as “safari helmets,” “sun helmets” or “topis” — were originally made from the dried pith of swamp plants in India.

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 ...