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Were Tomatoes Originally Poisonous. A member of the deadly nightshade family, tomatoes were erroneously thought to be poisonous (although the leaves are poisonous) by europeans who were suspicious of their bright, shiny fruit. When tomatoes were served on the plates, the. Native versions were small, like cherry tomatoes, and most likely yellow rather than red. Eighteenth century european aristocracy ate off of handsome pewter plates — which happen to be high in lead (via smithsonian). They belong to the nightshade or solanaceae family, which is probably the reason they were considered poisonous in northern europe and most parts of the u.s.a, even a few two. No, but for a sizable chunk of history, people thought they were. In 1753 linnaeus rejected tournefort’s separate genus lycopersicon and placed tomatoes back in solanum, calling the cultivated tomato the familiar s. Early history, culture, and cookery. Just to seal the tomato’s fate, all parts of the plant, with the exception of its fruit, actually are poisonous. Lycopersicon — both poison and wolves. The reason tomatoes received their sullied reputation was a combination problem. In italy, when tomatoes were first consumed, it was by the wealthy, and as an exotic curiosity, much like adventurous eaters today might try fugu, the potentially deadly. Smith set out to clarify this matter in his exhaustively researched book the tomato in america:

Smith set out to clarify this matter in his exhaustively researched book the tomato in america: Lycopersicon — both poison and wolves. Native versions were small, like cherry tomatoes, and most likely yellow rather than red. When tomatoes were served on the plates, the. Eighteenth century european aristocracy ate off of handsome pewter plates — which happen to be high in lead (via smithsonian). In 1753 linnaeus rejected tournefort’s separate genus lycopersicon and placed tomatoes back in solanum, calling the cultivated tomato the familiar s. The reason tomatoes received their sullied reputation was a combination problem. In italy, when tomatoes were first consumed, it was by the wealthy, and as an exotic curiosity, much like adventurous eaters today might try fugu, the potentially deadly. Early history, culture, and cookery. No, but for a sizable chunk of history, people thought they were.

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Were Tomatoes Originally Poisonous Lycopersicon — both poison and wolves. Native versions were small, like cherry tomatoes, and most likely yellow rather than red. Just to seal the tomato’s fate, all parts of the plant, with the exception of its fruit, actually are poisonous. In italy, when tomatoes were first consumed, it was by the wealthy, and as an exotic curiosity, much like adventurous eaters today might try fugu, the potentially deadly. They belong to the nightshade or solanaceae family, which is probably the reason they were considered poisonous in northern europe and most parts of the u.s.a, even a few two. When tomatoes were served on the plates, the. Lycopersicon — both poison and wolves. Eighteenth century european aristocracy ate off of handsome pewter plates — which happen to be high in lead (via smithsonian). In 1753 linnaeus rejected tournefort’s separate genus lycopersicon and placed tomatoes back in solanum, calling the cultivated tomato the familiar s. Early history, culture, and cookery. The reason tomatoes received their sullied reputation was a combination problem. No, but for a sizable chunk of history, people thought they were. A member of the deadly nightshade family, tomatoes were erroneously thought to be poisonous (although the leaves are poisonous) by europeans who were suspicious of their bright, shiny fruit. Smith set out to clarify this matter in his exhaustively researched book the tomato in america: