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SFG Historical Fun Facts: In the 17th century western carrots first appeared in the Netherlands. Dutch carrot growers invented the orange carrot in honor of the House of Orange, the Dutch Royal Family. According to a 5th century Chinese scroll, fashionable Chinese women used to make a dye out of the skin of purple eggplants and polish their teeth with it until they were a shiny gray. References to coriander can also be found in Sanskrit texts and the Bible. A 17th century recipe with thyme as one of the main ingredients claims to enable people to see fairies.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:00:01 +0000

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