I think this is nonsense. The sex parts are in the flower, not the fruit. I've heard some people refer to "female" onions too. I guess some people will always do the "looks like..." mythology. Margaret L >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