land of fruit and nuts
n.— «In the presidential race, I knew we’d have to confront a different stereotype: the bias many Northeeasterns held against Californians—the one that says since California is a land of fruit and nuts, it’s a great place if you’re an orange.» —by Ronald Reagan An American Life Nov. 15, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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