An interesting tidbit of history that I read today that I had not previously known. Ahead of his time in so many different ways. (oh, and I also had not known the tomato was considered toxic...science has come a long way in 200 years) "Vegetables. . . Constitute My Principal Diet" Thomas Jefferson ate meat only "as a condiment to the vegetables which constitute my principal diet." Many family members remarked on this habit, and though we cannot call Jefferson a vegetarian as defined today, for his time, he did eat an unusually small amount of meat, preferring the produce of his garden. The garden featured more than 250 varieties of herbs and vegetables, including those that others considered exotic or even possibly poisonous, such as the tomato.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:58:49 +0000
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