THE LOVE APPLE OR POMME D?AMOUR (TOMATO)
Researchers determined that Aztecs developed the tomato, as we know it. When the first conquistadors arrived in Mexico, the red fruit attracted their attention and intrigued their taste buds. In the 1600?s, they shipped some to Europe, but at first tomato failed to enthuse the palates of Europeans. Then in a genial strike some ?marketing guru? decided to label tomato as an aphrodisiac and named it poma amoris, the French in turn called it pomme d?amour. Of course it took off.
--from the gardening encyclopedia
I think those Frenchies must have gotten the same e-mail photo you did, IBD. ;-)