Re: The Original Carrot grown in 2000 BC was Purple.

Posted by Mike Kremer on May 16, 2002 at 23:28
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Re: The Original Carrot grown in 2000 BC was Purple. (Andy™)

Probably, as was hinted in my original, the carrot was only turned orange by the Dutch, when crossed with the yellow variety discovered in N Africa.
In the follow up 'More about Carrots' it seems that there are black and red carrots that grow in Japan.
Technicolor baked carrot cake....Yummeee huh?


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