Julia Altshuler wrote:

> I could swear I can taste a difference between a well-scrubbed carrot
> and a peeled one. Maybe I need to do a side-by-side blind taste
> comparison. Or maybe I need to scrub better. Either way, scrubbed
> carrots taste earthy to me. Peeled ones are sweeter by comparison.

I can taste it. I understand why people might prefer them
peeled. The skin has a flavor. I like it well enough.

nancy