People have strange ideas about food. In the 18th century, people in the USA g tomatoes, but they never a them. They thought tomatoes were d food. People called them poisonous (有毒的) apples.
Thomas Jefferson was a learned president (有学问的总统) and he knew people in Paris enjoyed the nice t of tomatoes. He wanted his people to enjoy tomatoes, but h could he change their ideas?
Jefferson grew some tomatoes in his garden. And he t his cook to cook tomato soup (汤). Then he held a party. There was p of tomato soup on the table. He invited visitors to try the soup. He wasn’t s when he found all of them liked the soup. Of course, he n told them they were eating poisonous apples.
Soon a that, more and more Americans loved tomatoes.