garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 8 months agoTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down18
arrow-up1344arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 8 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-square21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoAren’t potato fruits highly toxic? Might have given the passerby the wrong idea on which part of the plant to eat.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoPeople were hesitant to eat them (and tomatoes) at first due to both being family of the nightshade family, which are generally toxic.
minus-square21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI was referring to the fruits that grow off of the potato plant, they look a lot like tomatoes but IIRC only the root is edible.
Aren’t potato fruits highly toxic? Might have given the passerby the wrong idea on which part of the plant to eat.
People were hesitant to eat them (and tomatoes) at first due to both being family of the nightshade family, which are generally toxic.
I was referring to the fruits that grow off of the potato plant, they look a lot like tomatoes but IIRC only the root is edible.