𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 7 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-square178fedilinkarrow-up1375
arrow-up1375message-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@lemmy.world • 7 months agomessage-square178fedilink
minus-square@viking@infosec.publinkfedilink16•7 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@Fredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•7 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!
Thank you. Now does make more sense to call potatoes ground apples. Going start calling them that and confuse the kids.