Hello,

Is it safe to eat green tomatoes?

I know there are lots of recipes for frying them but don't they
contain a poison?

Steve Newport wrote:
Hello,

Is it safe to eat green tomatoes?

I know there are lots of recipes for frying them but don't they
contain a poison?

I ain't died from it yet! unfortunately for some...
I'm sure someone out there would like to see me gone!
lol

seriously though, I don't know about any poison, and like I first said,
I'm still here...

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rachael simpson wrote:

Steve Newport wrote:
Hello,

Is it safe to eat green tomatoes?

I know there are lots of recipes for frying them but don't they
contain a poison?

I ain't died from it yet! unfortunately for some...
I'm sure someone out there would like to see me gone!
lol

seriously though, I don't know about any poison, and like I first said,
I'm still here...

The tomato plant was not grown in England until the 1590s, according to
Smith. One of the earliest cultivators was John Gerard, a
barber-surgeon. Gerard's Herbal, published in 1597 and largely
plagiarized from continental sources, is also one of the earliest
discussions of the tomato in England. Gerard knew that the tomato was
eaten in both Spain and Italy. Nonetheless, he believed that it was
poisonous (tomato leaves and stems contain poisonous glycoalkaloids, but
the fruit is safe). Gerard's views were influential, and the tomato was
considered unfit for eating (though not necessarily poisonous) for many
years in Britain and its North American colonies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato
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In article ,
Steve Newport wrote:

Hello,

Is it safe to eat green tomatoes?

I know there are lots of recipes for frying them but don't they
contain a poison?

Never made us sick... :-)

We love 'em fried!
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On 8/19/07 4:36 PM, in article
, "Billy"
wrote:


The tomato plant was not grown in England until the 1590s, according to
Smith. One of the earliest cultivators was John Gerard, a
barber-surgeon. Gerard's Herbal, published in 1597 and largely
plagiarized from continental sources, is also one of the earliest
discussions of the tomato in England. Gerard knew that the tomato was
eaten in both Spain and Italy. Nonetheless, he believed that it was
poisonous (tomato leaves and stems contain poisonous glycoalkaloids, but
the fruit is safe). Gerard's views were influential, and the tomato was
considered unfit for eating (though not necessarily poisonous) for many
years in Britain and its North American colonies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato

I noticed that my hands became stained green after handling tomato foliage.
Then, when I washed my hands with soap, the wash water turned to a strong
yellow. Further checking confirmed that whatever the color came from was an
acid/base indicator. Does anyone here know what that tomato plant substance
can be?

Bill
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Fermez le Bush--less than 18 months to go.

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Salmon Egg wrote:

On 8/19/07 4:36 PM, in article
, "Billy"
wrote:


The tomato plant was not grown in England until the 1590s, according to
Smith. One of the earliest cultivators was John Gerard, a
barber-surgeon. Gerard's Herbal, published in 1597 and largely
plagiarized from continental sources, is also one of the earliest
discussions of the tomato in England. Gerard knew that the tomato was
eaten in both Spain and Italy. Nonetheless, he believed that it was
poisonous (tomato leaves and stems contain poisonous glycoalkaloids, but
the fruit is safe). Gerard's views were influential, and the tomato was
considered unfit for eating (though not necessarily poisonous) for many
years in Britain and its North American colonies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato

I noticed that my hands became stained green after handling tomato foliage.
Then, when I washed my hands with soap, the wash water turned to a strong
yellow. Further checking confirmed that whatever the color came from was an
acid/base indicator. Does anyone here know what that tomato plant substance
can be?

Bill
--
Fermez le Bush--less than 18 months to go.

Have you ever heard of Google?
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Billy
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

On 8/20/07 4:46 PM, in article
, "Billy"
wrote:

Have you ever heard of Google?

Yes I have. Tell me what search terms I can use to get ten pertinent hits
withou having to sift through 10,000 useless ones. That would be real help.

Bill
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The PC conservative does not believe in evolution but likes to see natural
selection proceed. The PC liberal believes in evolution but will do almost
anything to prevent natural selection from working.

Yeah. Had em twice now. Excellent. Yum yum.