On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:02:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:46:59 -0800 (PST), RichD
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >I've been eating winter vegetables lately,
> >novel for me; rutabagas, parsnips, turnips.
> >The problem is, it's laborious peeling them,
> >I'm lazy and lack patience.
> >
> >Question: is it necessary to peel them, if
> >they're going to get cooked anyhow? i.e. steaming,
> >almost always. Is there any problem with leaving
> >the skin, eat the whole veggie?
>
> I rarely peel root veggies, as long as they're not damaged/spoiled -
> I usually leave the skins on.

I must be hyper-sensitive to the bitterness in carrot skins because I
like them better when the skin is at least scraped off with the back
of a knife.

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