On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:19:25 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> wrote:

>Wolf Peaches are now known as "Tomatoes".
>
>They were once thought to be deady poison since the leaves and roots
>are. ;-)

and the awareness that they were not is (historically) very
recent. I had seen a newspaper article that explained that
some fellow was going to eat an entire tomato on the steps
of a Massachusetts city hall, and IIRC the date was
something like 1840...!

All the best,
--
Kenneth

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