TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rupp,Rebecca
TI  - How carrots won the Trojan War: curious (but true) stories of common vegetables 
SN  - 9781603429689 (pbk.)
AV  - SB320.5 .R87 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - North Adams, MA
PB  - Storey Pub.
KW  - Vegetables
KW  - History
KW  - Vegetable gardening
KW  - fast
KW  - sears
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Vegetables in and out of the garden -- Asparagus seduces the King of France -- Beans beat back the Dark Ages -- Beets make Victorian belles blush -- Cabbage confounds Diogenes -- Carrots win the Trojan War -- Celery contributes to Casanova's conquests -- Corn creates vampires -- Cucumbers imitate pigeons -- An eggplant causes a holy man to faint -- Lettuce puts insomniacs to sleep -- Melons undermine Mark Twain's morals -- Onions offend Don Quixote -- Peas almost poison General Washington -- Peppers win the Nobel Prize -- Potatoes baffle the Conquistadors -- Pumpkins attend the World's Fair -- Radishes identify witches -- Spinach deceives a generation of children -- Tomatoes fail to kill Colonel Johnson -- Turnips make a viscount famous
N2  - Vegetables are more than just food for humans--they've been characters, companions, and even protagonists throughout history. This is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world's most popular vegetables
ER  -