Re: [CH] Eggplant "Preparation"
Linda Reynolds (lr21@cornell.edu)
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 14:04:08 -0400
....Forgive me but there is some "knuckle dragging " post potential
here! Much lighter subject than some of late. I shall bite thy
tongue...along with a hot pepper!
On a side note to those who asked about good varieties for growing in pots,
good producers, etc. my Super Chiles are doing fantastic this year and will
take your fillings out!
LR
In upstate NY
At 01:20 PM 8/13/2002 -0400, chatfield_sl@willis.com wrote:
>i remember reading somewhere that the 'female' (rounder bottom, thinner
>toward the stem) is much more bitter than the 'male' eggplant. The female
>also is supposed to have more seeds which add the bitterness, hence the
>need for salt. Since the time i stored this information away in some brain
>cell (along with the other 'jeopardy' knowledge i've accumlated over the
>years), what i do is try to buy 'male' eggplants when possible - looking
>for those which are close to the same thickness at either end.
>Of course, the whole concept may be total crap, but it adds a sense of
>higher purpose to produce exploration....
>
>sheryl l. chatfield
>ch #2077