19-09-2015, 09:02 PM
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It seems that the powers that be are tinkering with a lot of our foodstuffs,,I bet you any money you like that weve all eaten some GM crap by now unwittingly...I think if its been tampered with then I want to know about it and want to know exactly from the label whats been done with my food!Im sure the nutrients are being slowly bled from our food .Nothing unless its organically grown or home grown seems to have any goodness in it anymore
20-09-2015, 11:10 AM
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The early picking, transport and rapid ripening results in the inferior, mealy tomatoes that we have in our grocery stores today.In Spain for example they like to pick them earlier so that they can start another crop to maximise profits and other crops too.
Ethylene is a naturally-occurring ripening gas in many fruits and I understand that some Spanish growers pump this into their poly-tunnels as soon as they can.
With Lettuce, if you add more water and add fertilisers weekly you can force them to grow quicker but the natural flavours are produced by the plant over time so that can be lost.
One they're picked though they obviously cannot take on any water so during transport they can dry out too quickly so really the best thing to do with shop-bought Lettuce is to soak it in water for a couple of hours, allow it to dry in a collander in the 'fridge then use it.
I'm not a great fruit eater so soft fruits are beyond my experience but I've noticed Blackberries along the canal banks and my wife says they are far tastier than the shop ones! stevmk2
24-09-2015, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by stevmk2
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The early picking, transport and rapid ripening results in the inferior, mealy tomatoes that we have in our grocery stores today.In Spain for example they like to pick them earlier so that they can start another crop to maximise profits and other crops too.
Ethylene is a naturally-occurring ripening gas in many fruits and I understand that some Spanish growers pump this into their poly-tunnels as soon as they can.
With Lettuce, if you add more water and add fertilisers weekly you can force them to grow quicker but the natural flavours are produced by the plant over time so that can be lost.
One they're picked though they obviously cannot take on any water so during transport they can dry out too quickly so really the best thing to do with shop-bought Lettuce is to soak it in water for a couple of hours, allow it to dry in a collander in the 'fridge then use it.
I'm not a great fruit eater so soft fruits are beyond my experience but I've noticed Blackberries along the canal banks and my wife says they are far tastier than the shop ones! stevmk2
Ahhh well there you go matey - blackberry pie, stewed blackberries, Blackberry Gin - what could be better??? - and what's more its FREE!!!
24-09-2015, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Aysa
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Ive noticed how much of the fruit and veg in supermarkets is just bland tasting and awful...I do try to buy from a small greengrocers in town which sell a wide variety of stuff...eggs I buy fresh from my neighbour free range laid the same day.I used to enjoy the taste of tomatoes too but never buy these from the supermarket now theyre just dead tasting of nothing.
26-09-2015, 04:34 PM
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Even if you only have a window box, I would recommend growing some herbs. It's nice to be able to pick them fresh.I appreciate that not everyone wants a large garden, but I'm disgusted at the pathetic size of gardens given to modern houses. People should be able to grow some veges if they want to. It seems to be the only way to get anything with taste these days.
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