[Sca-cooks] The Purple Carrot Returns and then Some

[Stefan li Rous]

  William de Grandfort asked:
> Weren't the 'original' carrots dark red?  I seem to recall reading that
> somewhere on this list.
> Or not.
Yes, and other colors including an orange one which wasn't sweet.
The latter in particular makes me wonder if these carrots, and others 
made with back-breeding, actually resemble medieval carrots in any way 
other than color.

For some more details:
root-veg-msg      (87K)  6/29/01    Medieval and period root vegetables.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/root-veg-msg.html

Stefan
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