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Summer is over. The cold winds of winter are waiting for fall to finish on stage. The tomato plants are still covered with green tomato baby bumps. What should you do? Is it time for a plant toss? Do you wish for other ideas instead of green tomatoes lined up for ripening or fried green tomatoes? Read on for another one of my mother's unusual recipes.
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Today in history: November 24
1794: Ezra Michener, American botanist, was born in London Grove Township, Pennsylvania. He would specialize in cryptogams.
1826: Dr. Clarke Abel, British surgeon and naturalist, died in Calcutta. He collected specimens and seeds in China; the Abelia genus is named for him.
1849: Frances Hodgson Burnett, English-born author, was born at Manchester, England. She would later move to America and write several beloved children's classics, including "The Secret Garden."
1885: Jean Etienne Duby, Swiss botanist and priest, died at age 87 in Founex. He is best known for his work on cryptogams; Java moss (Vesicularia dubyana) is named for him.
1923: Henry Mitchell, American author, was born. He would begin writing a popular gardening column titled "Earthman" for the Washington Post in 1973. Read more here.
1965: Peter Hunt helped found the Garden History Society at the Royal Horticultural Society's New Hall. The society promotes the study of the history of gardening, and promotes the conservation of historic parks and gardens.
1998: An announcement was made that plants were being reclassified according to DNA, a 7-year effort led by Mark Chase of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Kare Bremer at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and Peter Stevens of Harvard University, U.S.
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