Does anyone remember the Bush-broccoli connection. Bush senior said 'I hate that vegetable. Send them to Barbara, she likes them' and banned them on Air Force One. The Air Force One kitchen had a placard that said 'broccoli-free zone' or some such thing. As a protest, the farmers sent a huge consignment to the White House!
--- On Sun, 9/1/11, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> Subject: [efloraofindia:59701] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Brassica oleracea var. italica, the broccoli To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Date: Sunday, 9 January, 2011, 3:29 PM Brassica oleracea var. italica, the broccoli, asparagus broccoli, cape broccoli, inflorescence bud green and cooked as vegetable or used as salad. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
