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How Carrots Won the Trojan War is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world’s most popular vegetables. Curious cooks, gardeners, and casual readers alike will be fascinated by these far-fetched tales of their favorite foods’ pasts. Readers will discover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle, how celery contributed to Casanova’s conquests, how peas almost poisoned General Washington, and why some seventeenth-century turnips were considered degenerate.
How Carrots Won the Trojan War is the perfect book for vegetable gardeners, foodies, and anyone else interested in the secret stories behind a salad.
How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (But True) Stories of Common Vegetables is a delightful romp into the history of the vegetables gracing our common tables from noted expert and author Rebecca Rupp.
Introduction: Vegetables In and Out of the Garden One: In Which Asparagus Seduces the King of France Two: In Which Beans Beat Back the Dark Ages Three: In Which Beets Make Victorian Belles Blush Four: In Which Cabbage Confounds Diogenes Five: In Which Carrots Win the Trojan War Six: In Which Celery Contributes to Casanova's Conquests Seven: In Which Corn Creates Vampires Eight: In Which Cucumbers Imitate Pigeons Nine: In Which An Eggplant Causes a Holy Man to Faint Ten: In Which Lettuce Puts Insomniacs to Sleep Eleven: In Which Melons Undermine Mark Twain's Morals Twelve: In Which Onions Offend Don Quixote Thirteen: In Which Peas Almost Poison General Washington Fourteen: In Which Peppers Win the Nobel Prize Fifteen: In Which Potatoes Baffle the Conquistadors Sixteen: In Which Pumpkins Attend the World's Fair Seventeen: In Which Radishes Identify Witches Eighteen: In Which Spinach Deceives a Generation of Children Nineteen: In Which Tomatoes Fail to Kill Colonel Johnson Twenty: In Which Turnips Make a Viscount Famous
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Posted December 17, 2011
Reminds me of amy stewart's wicked plants book. Great book, but it can be a little long. I would recommend this book for gardeners.
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How Carrots Won the Trojan War is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world’s most popular vegetables. Curious cooks, gardeners, and casual readers alike will be fascinated by these far-fetched tales of their favorite foods’ pasts. Readers will discover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle, how celery contributed to Casanova’s conquests, how peas almost poisoned General Washington, and why some ...