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11 hours ago, soon said:

You were brave to compete visually with the puppies and kittens on the fridge, but your performance transcends them!  Great stuff!

Haha thank my wife for that :lol:

On 3/18/2017 at 3:59 AM, SoundOfAGun said:

Nice performance! Why do you guys call it an Eggplant?

:shrugs: Never thought of it actually...

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On 3/19/2017 at 9:21 PM, wondering where's izzy? said:

Haha thank my wife for that :lol:

:shrugs: Never thought of it actually...

good question! i prefer aubergine, sounds better :lol:

ok i had to know so i looked it up :D

Why do Americans call aubergines eggplants?

The name of eggplant was given it by Europeans in the middle of the eighteenth century because the variety they knew had fruits that were the shape and size of goose eggs. That variety also had fruits that are a whitish or yellowish colour rather than the wine purple that is more familiar to us nowadays.

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2 hours ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said:

good question! i prefer aubergine, sounds better :lol:

ok i had to know so i looked it up :D

Why do Americans call aubergines eggplants?

The name of eggplant was given it by Europeans in the middle of the eighteenth century because the variety they knew had fruits that were the shape and size of goose eggs. That variety also had fruits that are a whitish or yellowish colour rather than the wine purple that is more familiar to us nowadays.

Thanks for the research!

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