Bob Myers wrote:
>
> "Kate Connally" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always
> > been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit.
> > And even on a fresh tomato!
> >
> > I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama
> > when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and
> > my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes,
> > please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a
> > plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that
> > abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid
> > thing to perfectly good watermelon????
>
> Because just a LITTLE salt - not enough to come through
> as a definite sense of "saltiness" - will enhance the
> perception of sweetness in the melon's flavor.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what they always say, but it
ain't true, afaiac. Just ruins the fruit.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?