Sharon wrote in reply:
> >Note: I never salt the eggplant. Just buy fresh firm skinned vegetables.
> >I believe the bitterness comes from old ones with large seeds.
> >
>
> I have been led to understand that it's not the age of the eggplant, but
> the sex. (tee, hee!)
> Here's how you sex your eggplant:
> Look on the bottom. If the 'navel' is small and indented with a fleshy
> border, it's female. If the bottom is smooth with a larger and rounder
> navel, it is of masculine inclination.
Sorry, I know this is not really for general *consumption* but I am
absolutely dying to go to the supermarket tonight and start peering
at the eggfruits' bottoms just to watch the expressions on the faces
of our many "Mother Grundies"!
But thanks, I will try it, because I also don't salt, and have found
some to be bitter and others not so. So let's give it a shot!
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