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Entry: Colonel Johnson and the Love Apple: Tomatoes Make History - A87828556
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni - U1590784

I KNOW it's only 28 April.But I've got a full schedule this week, so while I was waiting for my next work email, I thought I'd let you in on a piece of plant lore for May Create.

Colonel Johnson: America's answer to Mad Jack Fuller.

Has anybody actually eaten one of these tomato things? Perhaps they could share their experiences.

DG

Yep – I knew it was you from the title. Another excellent read that I can't add any more to – but on your question regarding tomatoes, before going to Uni I had a summer job for Wight Salads, which grows over 300 different varieties of organic tomatoes including Red Tiger and Green Zebra.

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The only thing I wondered about when I read this was about the ?myth of eating tomatoes off a pewter plate contributing to the fear of them being poisonous. I remember it being mentioned on QI, but I don't remember the outcome...

Thanks, you two!

'The Red Tiger of the Isle of Wight'. That has a ring to it.

I'll see what I can find about that pewter. That sounds intriguing, and it could be.

I've eaten off pewter, and all I noticed was that it really keeps cold things cold and hot things hot.

If you're ever in Philadelphia, try a meal at City Tavern. They use pewter for a colonial experience -and a flagon iced shrub will freeze your fingers off.

A very good Entry!

Yes, I do eat tomatoes, although they contain histamine and I should not have too much of that. I even grow them in pots on my balcony.

I can only suggest a few internal links:
Tomatoes A208847
(Tomato sauce A732827 )
Ketchup A2821781
Mexico A1304948

Thanks, Tav!

And people, check next week's for those tomatoes.

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