Wednesday 21 March 2007

POISONOUS TOMATOES?

Not too long ago most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelt pretty good. However, they might be starting to pong a bit so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to disguise the smell.

People with money had plates made of pewter, which had lead in them. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach into the food, causing severe poisoning. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for centuries tomatoes were considered poisonous!

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