The June 16 , 1986 issue of People magazine featured a full-page spread dedicated to the selection of the Banana Slug as the official mascot of UCSC.
At the town's gargantuan Asda supermarket, the foreign secretary has agreed to perform what he has decided to call a "mobile surgery", and is sitting expectantly at a table, with only a selection of chocolate bars (bananas have been pre-emptively passed up) and a cup of coffee for company.
At the lodge, I ordered the breakfast buffet, which consists of fresh pineapple, grapefruit, cantaloupe and honeydew, plus a selection of home-made banana muffins, cereal, and toast.
RECOMMENDED DISHES -- Trout piscator; slightly seared tuna with crispy shallots; grilled sardines; squab baked in clay; almond-crusted soft-shell crab; selection of artisanal cheeses; banana tuiles with acacia honey ice cream.
I think I asked one question, but mostly nodded and ate the homey selection of apples, pears and bananas that was laid out for us.
Their homemade delights range from quiches and sandwiches to a rotating selection of cheesecakes, cookies and banana bread.
The UK's biggest supermarket tested the initiative in Scotland last year and will now offer a selection of apples, citrus fruit and bananas for parents to pick up at the start of their shopping trip in 800 UK stores.
