I once was told by a historical re-enactor at The Cowpens National Battlefield
in South Carolina that English colonists eschewed the tomato, calling it a
"love apple."
--Bob
P.S. They guy was in the guise of one of Tarleton's Legion, so he may have been
blowing smoke up a Patriot butt.
On Feb 5, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Pizza (or something like it) goes way, way back in history. However,
> pizza with tomato sauce had to await the discovery of the Americas.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza> since tomatoes are
> thought to originate in South America.
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