On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Michele Shoemaker wrote:

> At 10:57 AM 3/20/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >Potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco are all related, and belong to the
> >nightshade family.  Nightshade is a deadly poison.
> >
> >Liz
>
> Also in this family are most peppers, except cayenne (I think), and eggplants.

Of course, prehistoric humans would not have known any of these
botanical subtleties.  They would have eaten the ones that didn't
make them sick.

Todd Moody
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