Re: Are You Happy? and fruits vs. vegetables

On Fri 26 Mar, Meconella@aol.com wrote:

> 
> Hi all,   my five favorites are :
> 
> tomato,
> corn,
> snap beans,
> peas,
> lettuce.
> 
> Yes,  tomatoes are, botanically speaking, fruits.  Anything that starts with a
> flower and then produces something with the potential for seeds inside is
> technically a 'fruit' including beans,  peas, eggplant,  peppers, squash,
> okra, and so forth.    If they are not noticably sweet,  we gardeners tend to
> consider them 'vegetables'  (a term with no real botanical usage other than at
> meal-time) and lump them with vegetative plant parts such as leaves,  roots,
> and stems and call them all vegetables.   For example,  cucumbers are
> considered 'vegetables' while closely related melons are 'fruits'. 
> 
> Janet.
> 
What class does rhubarb come in? :-)
My definition; a vegetable masquerading as a fruit.Rhubarb crumble with
a pinch of ginger, yummy!
 Allan 

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Allan Day  Hereford  allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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