[Sca-cooks] Carrots in period
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at att.net
Wed Jan 19 12:27:06 PST 2011
Orange carrots appear in 16th Century paintings primarily from the
Netherlands. Our modern orange carrots are derived from about five strains
of Dutch carrot documented in the 17th Century (IIRC). We've touched on
this issue several times over the years, so you should be able to find some
of the threads in the florilegium, www.florilegium.org .
Bear
>
> Hello Everyone!
> A friend and i were having a discussion regarding modern orange carrots
> and whether or not they were period. Can anyone please enlighten me?
> Thank you!
> Tahira
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