Once upon a time we lived in The United States of America. We lived for seven years on the red soil of Georgia near Atlanta. In the beginning I was amazed by a lot of things. For instance, I remember being flabergasted when I first heard the word eggplant. So different from the word aubergine which is what we use in Holland for this vegetable. On the net I came across this information: Eggplant is a big favorite in many areas of the South. Thomas Jefferson, who experimented with many varieties of plants in his Virginia garden, is credited with the introduction of eggplant to North America. Of Asian origin, the early varieties were very bitter to the taste, but cultivation and crossbreeding have greatly improved the flavor. Yesterday we had our first meal with the big beautiful eggplant I grew in my greenhouse… Here is a site with all eggplant recipes…enjoy!
Eggplant blossom
First harvest from my greenhouse
Henk Bouma // Aug 2, 2009 at 03:23
Hoi Marjon ! Wat een leuke site heb je , ik ben je blog aan het lezen over de ‘egg plant’ dat wist ik helemaal niet joh dat dat een aubergine is haha
Ik ga regelmatig even lezen en je foto’s bekijken .
Helpt tegen heimwee weet je.
groetjes van Henk Bouma uit Reno, Nevada, USA
Marion Pannekoek // Aug 2, 2009 at 08:54
Hi Henk, How nice to hear from you… Dingen kunnen raar lopen he?