A ripened ovary of a seed plant, the tomato is by definition a fruit, but in 1893 the U.S. Supreme Court over-ruled Mother Nature declaring that tomato's were not fruits, but vegetables.
LOL! I knew the tomato was a fruit that we insist on using as a veggie, but I never knew there was a law passed to that! Oh my! Rules and regulations, oh my...
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LOL Stewart, you always find the most interesting facts - Emily
LOL! I knew the tomato was a fruit that we insist on using as a veggie, but I never knew there was a law passed to that! Oh my! Rules and regulations, oh my...
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