A popular Valentine’s Day riddle is:
Q. Why is lettuce the most loving vegetable?
A. Because it’s all heart.
“Why is lettuce the friendliest vegetable?” was cited in print in 1969 and “Why is lettuce the most loving vegetable?” in 1979.
“Why are artichokes so beloved?”/“They’re known for their hearts” is a related riddle.
Google Books
Ranger Rick’s Nature Magazine
Volumes 3-4
1969
Pg. 14:
Q. Why is lettuce the friendliest vegetable?
A. Because it’s all heart.
—Mark Harris, Age 8, Illinois
Google News Archive
3 October 1979, The Maine Paper (Bangor Daily News insert), “Riddles,” pg. 16, col. 2:
Why is lettuce the most loving vegetable?
Because it’s all heart.
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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