> Being the yankee what I is, if it's green, it's a vegetable. The tomato
> is the exception that proves the rule.
There are many non-green vegetables, most of which are botanically fruits
(tomatoes, squash, eggplant, peppers), and some of which are not (corn,
which is a grass or grain). There are also, of course, things which are
green but are not vegetables, and some fruits are green too (limes,
canteloupes).
> May I take this opportunity to nominate the Avocado as the Church of
> Virus' Official Edible?
>
> Its inclusion into all categories may be unique....
>
> (As a yankee, I'd personally nominate rhubarb, but I know the faces I'd
> get....)
I have some friends who for a while were playing the game of
characterizing people they knew as kinds of fruit, candies, animals, etc.
They said in the fruit category I was rhubarb. I agree with their
assessment, no less because rhubarb, though it makes a great pie, is not
technically a fruit. It also helps that I'm tall and skinny, kinda
sweet-sour, and redhaired. I'm not sure what it implies that rhubarb
leaves contain a toxic acid.
--Eva,
who was just naming a random object when she brought up avocados....