On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:27 -0800, sf > wrote:

>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 should add... or bad tasting, i.e, swedes/rutabagas...

>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.

Not something I have a problem with, thankfully
I guess the older/bigger the carrot, the more bitter they would be,
you may not have the same problem with baby carrots?