As late as the 1820 ’ s, an American gardener from Massachusetts declared: “[Tomatoes] appeared so disgusting that I thought I must be very hungry before I should be induced to taste them. ”
Vēl 19. gadsimta divdesmitajos gados kāds Masačūsetsas dārznieks paziņoja: ” Manuprāt, [tomāti] ir tik pretīgi, ka man būtu jābūt gandrīz badā, lai es ņemtos tos nogaršot. ”