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[Bramble]

[cbclark4]

[ED209]

[cbclark4]

Circa. 1970s

The Carrot is used to make a certain Preserve (Jam, Jelly).

It was introduce in France and sold as a Preserve.

The definition of "Preserve" by the French FDA equivilent included the
word fruit, preserves are made from fruit or some such.

In order for this product to continue to be marketed as a preserve a law
maker in France introduced legislation which defined the carrot as a fruit.

The legislation passed and it become law and to this day the carrot is a
fruit in France.

Thusly a reason some may have a cynical view of Concensus and Majority rule and Direct Democracy.

Now I don't have a link or a documented record, I am relying totally on my memory and it was the 70s.

[cbclark4]

My memory was little off.

I found this:

"In the commercial world, European Union rules define
carrot as a fruit for the purposes of measuring the proportion
of "fruit" contained in carrot jam."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit

My apologies to France.

[Ya-ta Boy]

That was before Reagan declared ketchup a vegetable so he could screw over the kids on welfare. God, that man had a heart.

[igotthisguitar]

[sera]

yall remember way back when watermelon was debated as a fruit or veggie?

[Bramble]

To get back to the topic, here's some info on the author's main source:

Gary Taubes