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∙ 6y agoTomatoes came from South America. Europeans thought they were decorative but some thought they were poisonous. Some even said that tomatoes were aphrodisiac.
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How did Jefferson prove tomatoes weren't poisonous?
Thomas Jefferson ate a tomato at a public show to demonstrate that tomatoes were not, in fact, poisonous.
What familiar staple was once thought to be poisonous lettuce tomatoes pumpkin?
The tomato. It wasn't until the mid1800's when it was shown it wasn't poison. They had the name of " poisoned apples."
What familiar staple was once thought poisonous lettuce tomatoes or pumpkin's?
Tomatoes.
What food reacts to pewter that is thought to be poisonous?
tomatoes
Was tomatoes thought to be poisonous?
They were, because small tomatoes resembled the deadly nightshade family. Europeans were suspicious
Can half riped tomatoes be poisonous if eaten raw?
maybe........
What vegetables did the Indians teach the pilgrims to grow?
Tomatoes were considered poisonous.
What food did American think was poisonous until Jefferson ate some?
Tomatoes.
Who discovered the pomegranate?
Alfred Cobblestone discovered the pomegranate. He thought it was a tomato, when the people thought they were poisonous, but he ate them and then he realized they weren't tomatoes. So he named them pomegranates.
Who discovered pomegranates?
Alfred Cobblestone discovered the pomegranate. He thought it was a tomato, when the people thought they were poisonous, but he ate them and then he realized they weren't tomatoes. So he named them pomegranates.
Did the typical American family live on a small farm?
tomatoes were once considered poisonous
What familiar staple was once thought to be poisonous?
Tomatoes are one of the foods once thought to be poisonous. The relatively high acidity of tomatoes could cause lead to leach out of pewter plates. This may have resulted in some people becoming ill from lead poisoning. Several myths about the supposed toxicity of tomatoes became widely spread in Europe and in some parts of the Americas, even though tomatoes had been cultivated by Aztecs and other American native peoples for hundreds of years with no known ill effects.
