The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-31
HISTORY OF THE TS:.ATo.
Eaten Over Three Hundred Years Age
When At Came Into Common Use.

Eaten Over Three Hundred Years Age
When At Came Into Common Use.
agricultural Exchanged
A writer on horticulture states that tho
tomato Is of South American origin, and
was introduced into Europe by the Spaniards
in the sixteenth century, who di covered ia
valuable qualities esculent. From
Spain its cultivation extended to Italy and
the south of France, and finally to this
country, where it first began to be used as o
vegetable in the latter part Of the Last
century The tomato is mentioned by @
writer on plants in England as early as 1884.
Parkinson calls them 'love apes in 1864
and says "they are regarded as curis,itiess
Dodoens, Dutch herbalist, writes in l5s3 q
their use as vegetable, ito be eaten with pep
per, salt, AMI OIL" They were eaten by the
Malays in 1865 Arthur Young, tie Eng
lish agriculturist, saw tomatoes in the
market at Montpelier, in France, in l792
The potato was probably brought from SD.
Domingo by the French refugees, who alss
introduced into this country the egg plant
the okra, and the small Chill pepper.
DR.. James Tilton, of Delaware, stated
that when he returned from study i'm Eu-
rope, about 1902, he found theltomato grow
ing in the gardens of the Dprontss
from San Domingo, and remarked to biz
family that it was vegetable highly
esteemed and generally eaten in France
Spain, and Italy, and especially valuable g
a corrective of bile in the system. Dr.
Tilton emigrated to Madison, Ind, in 1924
and raised the tomato in his garden there
1t was then unknown in Louisville or th
ad jacent parts of Kentucky. 1T is also
known that tha tomato wac rale nta1 90 IN.
in the present century on the eastern shore
of Maryland, that land of terrapins, soft
crabs, oysters, canvas-back duck and other
epicurean delicacieS Many years elapsed.
however, before the tomato became q
favorite esculent In that region. In 1914
the Spanish minister saw the tomato grow
ing in the garden of Mrs Philip Barton
Key, whose husband wrote the Star
Spangled Banner" and he recommended if
as having been used in Spain for mani
years.
In 1914, gentleman dining with frien&
at Harper's Ferry, and seeing tomatoes OK
the table, N marked: II see you eat tomatoes
here; the District people are afraid Of then-@
Tomatoes were Brought to Massachusetts by
DR.. William Goodwin, a son of William
Good win cashier of the Bank Of Plymouth,
Mass. DR.. Goodwin spent many years Of hiG
early life in Spain, at Cadiz, Alicante, and
Valencia, and was American vice consul al
Tarragona during its terrible siege by tia
| French troops in the peninsular war. II
came home to Plymouth in 1917, and died
| in Havana in 1926. He belonged TO faxs-
| lily of epicures ON his fathers side, and hE
mother daughter of Capt Simeon SaEs-
son, of the armed ship Mercury, on Which
| Henry Laurens sailed for Holland n
| 17S0, was renowned for the excellence OF her
cuisine. He planted the seed of the tomsta
in the bank garden in Plymouth. whea0
the plant was disseminated throughout IL
| town, and to Clark's island. in Ply mouth
harbor. In Mr.. Good wins family, and thai
of Mr.. Watson. on the island, twas used -
. vegetable as early as l622
Tomatoes were sold at the markets &
New York city in 1S20 They were ,Hiy
eaten, however, TO q limited extent, bstRz
generally used for the manufacture Of sot
sup As early as 1926 the tomato was Ser, q
mp on the table of good old Mrs Hallihurts =
In New Hampshire, although she could -
dom induce her boarders TO partake OF Il
Her husband, Capt Halliburton. lad dot -
lsss imhibsd . TASTE Tor Il IN S1s'1