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Carrots ARE Purple, Sometimes -was: The Wait is Killing me!

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Hi,

I get aggravated when teachers don't know what they are talking about.  I 
have seen purple carrots occasionally in seed catalogues and, in trying to 
find a site to show one to you, came across this interesting narrative from a 
fellow selling seeds on eBay (no, I'm not affiliated with the seller or 
eBay).  The item number that this was copied from is 1226425623 and his eBay 
id is malcolmspike, but he doesn't include a picture.  If I come across one 
from the catalogues, or elsewhere, I'll send you another note.

<< The ubiquitous orange carrot is a relatively recent phenomenon. It was 
first documented in Dutch paintings in the 1600s. But the first cultivated 
carrots, which originated in Afghanistan around a.d. 900, were purple. And 
then in the 10th century, yellow carrots were documented in the Middle East. 
The purple carrots have been cultivated in Afghanistan for a thousand years, 
while white and yellow carrots were common in Northern Europe before the 
1600's These early purple and yellow carrots were used for human consumption 
as well as for animal fodder. By the 14th century, carrots had reached Europe 
and China. Europeans, preferring the yellow types for their tables, began 
selecting for culinary attributes such as flavor, texture, and storability. 
By the 1600s, white and orange carrots emerged on the scene, the latter being 
prized for the human diet, probably because of its rich color. Over the next 
200 years, orange became the carrot color of choice. >>

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My little 3 year old neice got in "trouble" at school for coloring the
carrots {C is for carrot} orange and purple. Mostly, she got in trouble for
insisting carrots are purple too. Can't wait to give her a nice basket of
"odd colored" fruits and vegetables to take to her teacher. Maybe even a jar
of white (strawberry and banana jam).


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