Re: Grape Toms, Tomatillo

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• Subject: Re: Grape Toms, Tomatillo
• From: margaret lauterbach mlaute@micron.net>
• Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:52:14 -0700
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At 04:02 PM 3/11/2000 -0500, you wrote:
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>Are Tomatillos in the nightshade family?  My husband is allergic
nightshade family plants especially the tomatoes.  I was hoping tomatillos
would be a substitute for him.
>
>Deborah
>
Unfortunately, they are. The botanical name is Physalis. There are cuisines
that don't use tomatoes, such as Vietnamese and Chinese, but they do use
peppers, and they're also members of the nightshade family. Margaret L


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