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In the 1500's wealthy people had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
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Hayley B
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You'll thank me next time you play Trivial Pursuits...or join in a pub competition!!!!
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Or get offered tomatoes on a pewter plate................Originally posted by Nicos View PostYou'll thank me next time you play Trivial Pursuits...or join in a pub competition!!!!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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(I didn't even know there was lead in pewter!!!)"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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Am I ever likely to get asked that question? You can bet your bottom dollar that nugget of trivia will never be needed cause I ain't that lucky
Hayley B
John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'
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And did you know it's a native plant of S America and was brought over to Europe sometime during the late 15th C and early 16th C
....and that "The word tomato comes from a word in the Nahuatl language (Aztecs), tomatl."Last edited by Nicos; 31-07-2009, 11:31 AM."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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and more seriously...
Non-threatening allergic reactions to tomatoes include insomnia or sleeping troubles, moodiness, fatigue, heartburn, constipation, symptoms that mimic arthritis, canker sores, nocturnal incontinence or bed wetting, swelling of face and lips, rhintis, migraines and wheezing.
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You bored Nicos ????
Hayley B
John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'
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Nope- loads to do- but decided to get stuck into family tree research again today...just need a bit of a distraction from time to time!!!
....see, I'm clearly in research mode today!
"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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Snoooooze..................Originally posted by Nicos View PostNon-threatening allergic reactions to tomatoes include insomnia or sleeping troubles, moodiness, fatigue, heartburn, constipation, symptoms that mimic arthritis, canker sores, nocturnal incontinence or bed wetting, swelling of face and lips, rhintis, migraines and wheezing.
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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*snigger
Yeah wake us up when you're done Nicos......Hayley B
John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'
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my OH uses her puter to go onto Facebook and instant messenging me to make her a cup of tea
Thought For The Day
If a plum tomato breaks the law when it’s young
Would it’s criminal past ketchup with it later?Comment
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OK..point taken!!Originally posted by HayleyB View Post...but you owe me a pint in the future when you pass on this info...OK????
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mmm...but there's some confusion as to what the word actually refers to, as tomatoes were referred to as xitomatl, and tomatillos at miltomatl, but europeans shortened both names to tomatl.Originally posted by Nicos View Post
or so I read earlier in the week when I was looking for recipes.Comment
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