Trivia is back. Here’s the second installment. Enjoy!
- Tomatoes were originally thought to be poisonous and did not gain acceptance in the U.S. until 1820, when Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson ate a basket full of tomatoes on the courthouse steps in Salem, New Jersey on September 26, 1820. The assembeled crowd expected to see the Colonel drop dead. When he suffered no ill effects, the tomato was on it’s way to become the most popular vegetable grown by backyard gardeners today !
- The Scarlet Runner bean, which originated in Central America, was grown as an ornamental vine in sixteenth-century Europe. ( Their lush green foliage and scarlet colored flowers are still grown for this purpose.) They were introduced to the United States in the early 1800’s and were not used for culinary purposes until later in that century.
- Melons were not grown in North America until the European colonists brought them over, probably in the mid 1600’s. The so called “melons” the native American Indians grew were really varieties of pumpkins and squash.
- Capsaicin is the alkaloid ingredient that gives peppers their heat. The capsaicin content is greater in the hot peppers than the bell peppers. It is also effected by climate conditions, geographic location and the age of the fruit.
- A pepper grown in warm weather contains a higher amount of capsaicin than the same pepper grown in cooler climates. Higher night time temperatures seem to be a must for growing really hot peppers. Also, peppers left on the vine to reach maturity have a higher capsaicin content than those that are picked early.
- Lady beetles (ladybugs or coccinellids), are the most commonly known of all beneficial insects. Ohio residents like lady beetles so much that the Convergent Lady Beetle became the official state insect in 1975.
- The Saguaro Cactus, found in the Southwestern United States doesnt grow branches until it is 75 years old
- The city of Mt. Vernon, Washington; grows more tulips than the entire country of Holland.
- Dogwoods are abundant in Victoria, the capital city of BC, home of the beautiful Butchart Gardens
- Two-thirds of the world’s eggplant is grown in New Jersey!
- The Rufous is the only species of hummingbird to nest in Alaska
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