From what I've read- which may or may not be true- purple and other-colored carrots were standard in the past. At some point fans of William of Orange decided to breed an ORANGE carrot as a political thing, and they did, and it kinda took over.
I've seen purple, red, and white carrots (which are not parsnips) at local supermarkets. Sometimes yellow, too.
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Date: 2013-04-22 09:52 pm (UTC)I've seen purple, red, and white carrots (which are not parsnips) at local supermarkets. Sometimes yellow, too.