A little History for you:I love to eat Tomato

Thomas Jefferson brought tomatoes to America in the 1700's.Interestingly,Asians have used tomatoes to remedy ailments,from respiratory diseases to cancer.Red tomatoes originated in Mexico.Later they were introduced to Europe,and finally they made their way to the United States.An interesting fact about tomatoes is that for many years,They were considered poisonous and were grown only their aesthetic value.In the 1800s,Colonel Robert Gibbons Johnson brought tomatoes back from an overseas trip and ate an entire basket in  front of many people who feared that he was going to die.When he did not keel over,the tomato began its history of being healthful,oft consumed vegetable-or fruit.www.Brenda14.blogspot.com