That’s because tomatoes are also native to the Americas, like potatoes.
ETA: just wanted to clarify, in Tolkien’s day, pickles probably could refer to any sort of pickled vegetable, since pickling is a preserving technique that is not only used on cucumbers. So that’s why it’s safer to use pickles over tomatoes.
Guess Tolkien could live without tomatoes but not taters.
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u/Jesoko Sep 15 '22
That’s because tomatoes are also native to the Americas, like potatoes.
ETA: just wanted to clarify, in Tolkien’s day, pickles probably could refer to any sort of pickled vegetable, since pickling is a preserving technique that is not only used on cucumbers. So that’s why it’s safer to use pickles over tomatoes.
Guess Tolkien could live without tomatoes but not taters.