𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to Showerthoughts • 2 months agoIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?message-square188fedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down126
arrow-up1349arrow-down1message-squareIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to Showerthoughts • 2 months agomessage-square188fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•2 months agoHave a look at how some early apple varieties looked like, before they were cultivated: https://birdsongorchards.com/pages/welcome-to-wondrous-diversity-of-heirloom-apples
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoThey looks identifical to nowday apple from a non-profesional perspective. Except the Hawaïan ones, I never saw a apple with pink flesh.
minus-square@Fredselfishlink1•2 months agoThank you. Now does make more sense to call potatoes ground apples. Going start calling them that and confuse the kids.
Have a look at how some early apple varieties looked like, before they were cultivated:
https://birdsongorchards.com/pages/welcome-to-wondrous-diversity-of-heirloom-apples
Tree-potatoes!
They looks identifical to nowday apple from a non-profesional perspective. Except the Hawaïan ones, I never saw a apple with pink flesh.
Thank you. Now does make more sense to call potatoes ground apples. Going start calling them that and confuse the kids.