Heirloom tomato and beans garnish this period Redware dish. Despite modern myths,
tomatoes were consumed by many in the 18th Century; the thought that they were
poisonous had dissipated by early in the 1700's. They were, in fact, cultivated and eaten
regularly in both England and America.
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Heirloom tomato and beans garnish this period Redware dish. Despite modern myths,
tomatoes were consumed by many in the 18th Century; the thought that they were
poisonous had dissipated by early in the 1700's. They were, in fact, cultivated and eaten
regularly in both England and America.