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Did you know the tomato has been called every thing from the Moor's apple, to the wolf peach, to the Love Apple? This last steming from its botanical relation to the mandrake, or "love plant".(*1,2) ... And where did tomatoes go from there? To space and beyond. For in April, 1984 NASA sent tomato seeds up with one of...
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'Pomme d'Amour' Tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum cv.) - Thomas Jefferson was a pioneer in tomato culture. ... A New World species, the first tomatoes grown in Europe were called "love apples" because they were related botanically to the mandrake, or "love plant," which was noted in the Bible for its reputed...
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Since tomatoes are native to the New World, the Greeks and Romans never saw them. I think the French first used the ... ; What is tomato and pumpkin soup called? ; Why is New York called 'The Big Apple'?; Why is New York called the big apple? Where did this originate and why apple? ; Why is '0' in tennis called love?;
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If the plant was good as a medicine the word "wort" might be part of the name. (Did you know the tomato was called a Love Apple around the 1600s?) It was getting very confusing.
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Thomas Jefferson was one of the first to grow tomatoes, which were called 'Love Apples' at the time, and give them a try as a vegetable. As to whether it is a fruit or vegetable, it is actually both. Botanically it is a fruit, horticulturally and legally it is a vegetable".
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Tomatoes are also called love apples, right? But sometimes there are just things you hate about them...when it comes to growing them that is. Howev..., Ninna Palmario ... Tomatoes are also called love apples, right? But sometimes there are just things you hate about them...when it comes to growing them that is. However,
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It has become a tradition now that I start my extra-early tomato varieties on Valentine's Day. ... It has become a tradition now that I start my extra-early tomato varieties on Valentine's Day. After all, tomatoes used to be called "Love Apples" because of the belief that they were a powerful aphrodisiac.
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There is no such thing as too many tomatoes. Isn't it just astounding how many things can be made from the pulpy, juicy, beautiful and delicious fruit? Because it is so high in vitamin C we tend to think of tomatoes as vegetables--not true. ... Tomatoes are called love apples because we love them.
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From where I sit, I can look over the top of my computer to a window shelf full of tomatoes I just picked an hour ago, with their parent plants visible through the window beyond. ... Not for nothing are tomatoes called love apples! ... Tastes like chicken Wild apples Gleaning Love: excerpts from a field guide Cheer...
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For many years, however, tomatoes (then called "love apples") were considered poisonous and were grown solely for their ornamental value. Tomatoes are usually easy to grow and a few plants provide an adequate harvest for most families.
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