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'Ginger' appears quite a lot in this list, but to my knowledge is more of a spice than a vegetable? And how about garlic?

@namericanwordcat
In your other list, Books with Fruit in the Title, you mention Eggplant Hearts Peach, which isn't mentioned here. Peach is definitely a fruit, but an eggplant is a vegetable :-)

The internet (I know, what a reliable source) suggests that ginger's classification as "vegetable" is flexible; some do and some don't.

Garlic, botanically speaking, is in the same family as onions and shallots, both considered vegetables, so I'd also call it a vegetable.

Part of the fun of this list was the what is a veg debate. I went with what we think of as vegetables as my rule even though I know tomato, peppers, cucumbers are fruits.

Yeah, ginger and garlic are interesting. I think of them as spices but saw them listed as veg so why not?

What are really flowers was cool too. Artichokes, broc...

Oh, I also found it really interesting that more books have fruit titles than veg.

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "The internet (I know, what a reliable source) suggests that ginger's classification as "vegetable" is flexible; some do and some don't...."

Just added The Ginger Man ;-)

Excellent.

Fruit is helped by all those books about Georgia that have "Peach State" in them. (Among other things.)

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Fruit is helped by all those books about Georgia that have "Peach State" in them. (Among other things.)"

lol

What's the verdict on olives? Fruits or vegetables?

Both. But it's not an either/or. (All fruits are vegetables. But many vegetables are not fruits. Fruits, like olives, tomatoes, or peaches, come from the reproductive parts of plants. The larger category of "vegetables" includes fruits, but also parts like stems (celery), roots (potatoes), and leaves (lettuce).)

Booklovinglady wrote: "@namericanwordcat
In your other list, Books with Fruit in the Title, you mention Eggplant Hearts Peach, which isn't mentioned here. Peach is definitely a fruit, but an eggplant is a vegetable :-)"

Technically, the eggplant is a fruit. It has seeds. But you wouldn't put it in a fruit salad, so it belongs.

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Both. But it's not an either/or. (All fruits are vegetables. But many vegetables are not fruits. Fruits, like olives, tomatoes, or peaches, come from the reproductive parts of plants. The larger category of "vegetables" includes fruits, but also parts like stems (celery), roots (potatoes), and leaves (lettuce).)"

Actually, potatoes are stems too.

And olives are a fruit, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
But you wouldn't put them in a fruit salad either. I still think they belong here, though.

Removed Blueberries for Sal. That's definitely something you'd put in a fruit salad.