"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "l, not -l" wrote:
>> "Theron" wrote:
>>
>>> More about carrots. If you're making a stew or braised dish, do you
>>> need
>>> to
>>> peel the carrots? Why can't you just scrub them thoroughly. I think
>>> there's
>>> more flavor in the skin, and most likely there's more vitamin and
>>> nutrient
>>>
>>> content near the surface.
>>> Any thoughts?
>>> Does anyone do this?
>>>
>>> Ed
>>
>> I never peel carrots, no matter how I plan to use them. Just scrub them
>> clean; why waste carrot, nutrients or effort; its not like they are
>> especially ugly or too tough.
>>
> When you have to pay like a grand to repair a broken tooth/crown from
> biting down on a tiny pebble embedded in a carrot, plus all the pain and
> inconvenience, you'll have no one to blame but your lazy assed self...
> you'd best not have guests for dinner. Foreign matter embedded in root
> veggies is a lot more common then you think... many a restaurant and major
> food companies have had to pay dental bills.
>
>
>

Yet another advantage to living in Florida, there are no rocks here. You
can hit coral if you dig deep enough, but that would be a helluva big
carrot!

TFM®