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Vine Crops Listed as Fruits in Table Talks
Botanical note identifies familiar vine crops as fruits yet commonly treated as vegetables in meals. Discusses seasonality from summer to frost, storage from the south, and varieties including pumpkins, Hubbard squash, and chayote. Mentions Indians growing pumpkins and the fruiting nature of eggplant versus potato origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Des Moines
Mexico
Central America
California
Gulf States
Florida
Texas