What is "the tomato"

[ladyinred]

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Okay, okay! Put the guns away big boy!

[Jasmain]

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When I take the pic, it will be of me in my jeans!!!!!

I guess that's what you call a spoiler. Stop telling us the end of the story!

[ladyinred]

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I would likely give a different answer than you

Maybe not. We haven't seen it yet.

[Richt]

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Maybe not. We haven't seen it yet.

harsh!

[californiacasey]

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Hmmm, they're not sure, but the fox seems to have more cat-like qualities than canine qualities....

[2big4mysize]

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LOL no fair Rich since I knew sisnce a kid about the supreme court ruling I know it is a fruit called a veggie and doing Atkins we know Dr A considers it a veggie cause it is on the veggie list.


did you know a pineapple is a berry?

[ladyinred]

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Originally Posted by ladyinred


Maybe not. We haven't seen it yet.

harsh!

lol Not harsh Rich. What I meant was....maybe after he saw the bum-shot he wouldn't mind seeing it without the shorts. Of course, I am probably digging myself into a big hole here, so I'll just drop it.

[ladyinred]

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Oy! Pineapples are berries? Well, that would make a big splash if you dropped it on your corn flakes, wouldn't it??

[not2late]

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Found this tidbit online.


In 1893 , the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato must be considered a vegetable, even though, botanically, it is a fruit. Because vegetables and fruits were subject to different import duties, it was necessary to define it as one or the other. So, tomatoes were declared to be a vegetable given that it was commonly eaten as one. (Source: The Packer, 6/9/90)

Yup, here's the court case: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden

In some parts of the US South, there are recipes that use a tomato more like a fruit than a vegetable. Off the top of my head, I can think of two: green tomato mincemeat and green tomato pie. The green tomato I'm talking about is the unripe tomato.

[mrslee44]

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I thought it was that immature boy who won the Olympic gold medal in snowboarding.

Silly me.

Robin
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[Chelsea976]

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Definatley a fruit as they say....fruit grows out of a flower and has seeds and vegetable dont..!!

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Definatley a fruit as they say....fruit grows out of a flower and has seeds and vegetable dont..!!

Then green beans are also fruit and so are peppers, squash and zuccini as well, they all come from flowers and have seeds!

[not2late]

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Yeah, those are fruits.

But in one food history book I read, they fall into the category of "vegetable-fruits".

Broccoli and cauliflower are flower buds.

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Yep, I knew broccoli was a flowerr anyway, if you don't pick it soon enough it will bloom!

[mrspher]

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Botanically speaking a tomato is the ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant, i.e. a fruit. However, from a culinary perspective the tomato is typically served as a meal, or part of a main course of a meal, meaning that it would be considered a vegetable (a culinary term which has no botanical meaning). This argument has led to actual legal implications in the United States. In 1887, U.S. tariff laws which imposed a duty on vegetables but not on fruits caused the tomato's status to become a matter of legal importance. The U.S. Supreme Court settled this controversy in 1893, declaring that the tomato is a vegetable, along with cucumbers, squashes, beans, and peas, using the popular definition which classifies vegetables by use, that they are generally served with dinner and not dessert. The case is known as Nix v. Hedden.

In concordance with this classification, the tomato has been proposed as the state vegetable of New Jersey.

In Europe, however, the tomato is classifed (correctly, botanically speaking) as a fruit.

I hope this helps... lol, I love Wikipedia.