SC - pasternakes

[DianaFiona]

In a message dated 97-12-17 00:31:55 EST, you write:

<< 
 You mean Dr Zhivago was written by somebody who wasn't sure if he was a 
 white or a red?
 
 > In a message dated 97-12-16 20:46:13 EST, you (Cariadoc I think) write:
 > 
 > << pasternakes being a general term for carrots or parsnips, >>
  >>
       (Grin) This reminds me of something I was meaning to mention. While
prowling in one of our bookstores the other day, I ran across a book whose
title was something like "The Kitchen Garden". It was a fairly small and
slender book--the type with a few recipes and some nice artwork. In this case
most of the art was 1700-1800 c., but there were two paintings that were late
1500s. Both of them were by painter's with Dutch sounding names. Anyway, there
were carrots in with the many other foodstuffs in both paintings. *Orange*
carrots! And, no, it wasn't just the reproduction, since in one of the
paintings there were other carrots that were very definitely red. So evidently
orange carrots *were* around, at least in the late 1500's. The info on the
artwork was unfortunately confined to the name of the paintings, and the
artist's name and born/died dates, so where the paintings were done isn't
available. :-(
        I may have to go back and get that book later, after the Christmas
buying is over, just for those paintings!

        Ldy Diana
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