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The Greeks called our melon melopepon, or “apple-gourd,” and this became shortened to melon.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The Greeks called our melon melopepon, or “apple-gourd,” and this became shortened to melon.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
bilby commented on the word apple-gourd
Pomegranate?
August 4, 2009
madmouth commented on the word apple-gourd
no, but you're on the right track
August 4, 2009
strev commented on the word apple-gourd
mac virus? ;)
August 4, 2009
oroboros commented on the word apple-gourd
Pumpkin?
August 4, 2009
sionnach commented on the word apple-gourd
potato? Which I personally think of as an earth-apple.
August 5, 2009
madmouth commented on the word apple-gourd
it's not a vegetable
August 5, 2009
bilby commented on the word apple-gourd
Melon.
August 5, 2009
sionnach commented on the word apple-gourd
I've got one:
grim Adam's apple (Louis Quinze version)
August 5, 2009
madmouth commented on the word apple-gourd
✔
August 5, 2009