Vegetable or Fruit?

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Vegetable or Fruit?

A basket full of history...

Scientifically it's a fruit, but as a commodity it's a vegetable. The very fact there is such a debate illustrates the versatility of this amazing garden gem. Today's field trip took us to the garden of heirloom tomato aficionado/fanatic Bill Yoder, a man whose knowledge of tomatoes borders on the encyclopedic. Bill and his family grow about 250 varieties of historic heirloom varieties and are part of an international seed exchange program that ensures the future of these seldom seen tomato breeds. While many of these varieties were once hugely popular and readily available in seed catalogs, they didn't quite make the cut when it comes to either ship-ability or long-term storage and are therefore rarely seen in mass markets.

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[BerryBaby]

I use it as a vegetable, but it has as much vitamin benefits as an orange, but so does broccoli. In any case, I love tomatoes. My four container plants are huge and full of fruit this year!

[cyberdoc]

Botanically speaking a tomato is a fruit, but intererstingly a tomato was determined to be a vegetable by the Supreme Court decision Nix V. Hedden in 1893.

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Originally Posted by cyberdoc

Botanically speaking a tomato is a fruit, but intererstingly a tomato was determined to be a vegetable by the Supreme Court decision Nix V. Hedden in 1893.

They actually had a supreme court ruling on this?

[ibcheft]

well that would make it a fruity vegetable, give me a big ole Beef Steak tomato, salt and pepper.