[Sca-cooks] Medieval and/or Middle Eastern Recipies containingTomatoes

[Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise]

> Ok, so I got a *little* snotty there, but I was trying to be good :)
> Thanks for the link, Regina.  The footnote that showed it was the source of
> that Russian study didn't have a link, it was from Science.  I'd like to see
> what the author actually said before I start quoting back. 

I have it but the point of item #2 is basically that: "a center of 
diversity is not the same as a center of orgin".

But for Kinjal's argument, it's useless.

> Actually, I
> think I probably won't get that deep into it, I doubt this fellow has any
> real hard evidence.

He/she is also on the SIG list; I'm wondering if he/she is getting the 
issue of the tomato mixed up with the gourd? Over and over again, the 
logic appears to be correct involving gourds and completely unsupported 
for tomatoes.

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