sf wrote:
>
> 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.

Until I was in my 20's, I could taste that
weird tang in carrot skins and always peeled
them. At some point I must have gotten lazy
and stopped peeling them, but I don't sense
that flavor anymore. I ate at least a pound
(probably closer to two) of carrots today,
all unpeeled, and they were just fine.