a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"............The Anglo-Saxons were calling them strawberries 500 years
before Columbus. They're recorded at least as far back as Roman times
........."



Strawberries were cultivated by the Romans as early as 200 BC and in
mediaeval times strawberries were regarded as an aphrodisiac and a soup made
of strawberries, borage and soured cream was traditionally served to
newly-weds at their wedding breakfast.



--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:08:01 +0000, Kay Easton wrote:

(snip)
Plants are a lot less fussy than the human male about where they deposit
their sperm.

A lot less fussy than SOME human males. ;)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:08:01 +0000, Kay Easton wrote:

(snip)
Plants are a lot less fussy than the human male about where they deposit
their sperm.

A lot less fussy than SOME human males. ;)

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On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:26:11 GMT, "Cereus-validus"
wrote:

You no fool me Steverino,

You're making that up.

You claim that Europeans were eating strawberries before they were
introduced from the New World.

Next you will be saying that Romans wore wrist watches with Roman numerals
on them!!

Of course. They also had little sundial faces with a tiny gnomon sticking out
from them. ;)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:26:11 GMT, "Cereus-validus"
wrote:

You no fool me Steverino,

You're making that up.

You claim that Europeans were eating strawberries before they were
introduced from the New World.

Next you will be saying that Romans wore wrist watches with Roman numerals
on them!!

Of course. They also had little sundial faces with a tiny gnomon sticking out
from them. ;)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:26:11 GMT, "Cereus-validus"
wrote:

You no fool me Steverino,

You're making that up.

You claim that Europeans were eating strawberries before they were
introduced from the New World.

Next you will be saying that Romans wore wrist watches with Roman numerals
on them!!

Of course. They also had little sundial faces with a tiny gnomon sticking out
from them. ;)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Cereus-validus" wrote in message .com...


ok even though this conversation has drifted away from its present
topic i would like to ask a question about growing strawberries. I
want to grow them on the south side of my house along with blueberry
bushes, and rasberry bushes but have been told that they will never
grow on the south side. Is this so?

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sassy326 wrote:

... i...have been told that they will never
grow on the south side. Is this so?...





They will always be on the south side of something. Were they not, it
were very cold. (and getting colder at this time of year).

Short answer, No.

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Cereus-validus" wrote in message .com...


ok even though this conversation has drifted away from its present
topic i would like to ask a question about growing strawberries. I
want to grow them on the south side of my house along with blueberry
bushes, and rasberry bushes but have been told that they will never
grow on the south side. Is this so?

---------------------------------------
come check out Serenity and Good Faith! Offers stressed out
individuals a place to relax and call home. Includes resources on how
to relax and great herbal remedies. come join the community! Free to
everyone!
http://www.freewebs.com/guildofgoodf...xserenity.html

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

sassy326 wrote:

... i...have been told that they will never
grow on the south side. Is this so?...





They will always be on the south side of something. Were they not, it
were very cold. (and getting colder at this time of year).

Short answer, No.

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Cereus-validus" wrote in message .com...
Too much for you ape brain to handle?

A strawberry isn't a berry at all in the botanical sense. Its actually a
fleshy receptacle with the seeds embedded in it.

a berreceptacle? i've been eating that? oh no!



"meat n potatoes" wrote in message
om...
i was eating a strawberry and was suddenly bowled over by a profoundly
puzzling fact. ever notice the seeds on the strawberry are on the
outside? but why?
all fruits have the seeds on the inside. take a blueberry, grape,
cherry, apple, tomato, etc. etc.

why do strawberries have the seeds on the outside? it's like a guy
with sperm on the outside of his ballsack. that shit is weird.

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Cereus-validus" wrote in message .com...


ok even though this conversation has drifted away from its present
topic i would like to ask a question about growing strawberries. I
want to grow them on the south side of my house along with blueberry
bushes, and rasberry bushes but have been told that they will never
grow on the south side. Is this so?

---------------------------------------
come check out Serenity and Good Faith! Offers stressed out
individuals a place to relax and call home. Includes resources on how
to relax and great herbal remedies. come join the community! Free to
everyone!
http://www.freewebs.com/guildofgoodf...xserenity.html

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

sassy326 wrote:

... i...have been told that they will never
grow on the south side. Is this so?...





They will always be on the south side of something. Were they not, it
were very cold. (and getting colder at this time of year).

Short answer, No.

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

I'm more amazed it's from the rose family. And just as long as they
taste wonderful, who cares?
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Cereus-validus" wrote in message .com...
Too much for you ape brain to handle?

A strawberry isn't a berry at all in the botanical sense. Its actually a
fleshy receptacle with the seeds embedded in it.

a berreceptacle? i've been eating that? oh no!



"meat n potatoes" wrote in message
om...
i was eating a strawberry and was suddenly bowled over by a profoundly
puzzling fact. ever notice the seeds on the strawberry are on the
outside? but why?
all fruits have the seeds on the inside. take a blueberry, grape,
cherry, apple, tomato, etc. etc.

why do strawberries have the seeds on the outside? it's like a guy
with sperm on the outside of his ballsack. that shit is weird.