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Default A brief history of the tomato in Europe

On 6/23/2019 6:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/22/2019 9:34 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "A Moose in Love" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-...-years-863735/
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>> In the late 1700s, a large percentage of Europeans feared the tomato.
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>> <read and snipped>
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>> Thanks! Very interesting!

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> Basic food history.Â* In the late 1700's there were a lot of idiots
> running around wearing powdered wigs.
>
> Jill


Wait a minute. They are out of style? No wonder people stare at me.