• Interesting

    From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to All on Wed Jul 13 12:46:10 2022
    Hello All,

    I was digging around in my Meal-Master recipe databases and found this...

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Is It a Fruit or Is It A Vegetable Common Sen
    Categories: Fruit, Vegetable, Quiz, Test
    Yield: 1 Servings

    Apple, artichoke, asparagus,
    Avocado, string bean, beet,
    Broccoli,
    Brussels spourts, cabbage,
    Carrot, cauliflower, celery,
    Corn, cucumber,
    Eggplant, grape, lettuce,
    Onion, parsnip, pea, peach,
    Pear, pepper,
    Plum, potato, radish,
    Raspberry, squash, tomato,
    Watermelon

    In the name of sportsmanship, let's consider one more way to look at
    fruits and vegetables. "According to L.H. Bailey, a vegetable is in
    horticultural usage, an edible herbaceous plant or part thereof that
    is commonly used for culinary purposes. In common usage, the fruits
    of the tomato, cucumber, squash, etc., are considered as vegetables,
    grown with other vegetables in the home garden, although of course
    each one is a seed bearing organ and hence, under strict usage of the
    language, might be considered a fruit." It is also as popularaly
    understodd, any plant cultivated for its edible parts. This loose
    definition includes roots (beet and carrot), tubers (potato), stems
    (celery), leaves (lettuce), flower buds and heads (cauliflower),
    fruits (tomato), and seeds (peas, beans, corn).

    Looking back to the list, we can easily slip into familiar habits:
    artichoke, asparagus, avocado, bean, beet, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
    cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumber, eggplant,
    lettuce, onion, parsnip, pea, pepper, potato, radish, squash, and
    tomato are vegetables, all the others are fruits.

    In other words, if you call it a vegetable, and your neighbour calls
    it a vegetable, and your local grocer calls it a vegetable, then it
    must be a vegetable. You like the sound of this? Fine with us. And,
    deep in our hearts, we suspect that's the best way to play, according
    to Hoyle.

    Origin: The Old Farmer's Almanac, Canadian Edition, 1996. Shared by:
    Sharon Stevens, Nov/95. Submitted By COOK4U@VIVANET.COM On WED, 29
    NOV 1995 114258 GMT

    From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

    MMMMM

    -- Sean

    ... ebius tagline. This is a moebius tagline. This is a mo ...
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Micronet World HQ - bbs.outpostbbs.net:10123 (618:618/1)