"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:53:39 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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>>>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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>>>> Is there anyone else here who peels fresh tomatoes before slicing? I
>>>> picked that up from my MIL. When they are super-ripe and fresh, the
>>>> skin slips off quite easily (with the help of a paring knife), then
>>>> you slice them for the table. A tiny sprinkle of salt, and you're good
>>>> to go.
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>>>I don't understand why you would peel them. Seems like they wouldn't
>>>hold
>>>together well with no peel. No, I don't do that and wouldn't.
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>> I'm talking about a fresh tomato from your garden. This is not
>> something I would do with grocery store tomatoes.
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>> Fresh tomatoes are so meaty that they do hold together very nicely.
>> And eating a slice with no peel is really lovely.
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>> But I'm sure the whole procedure would be quite too much trouble for
>> you. Not only would you have to deal with the mess of actually
>> preparing the tomatoes, you would also have the peels to deal with.
>> Since you aren't allowed to throw those in the trash, whatever in the
>> world would you do with them?
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>> Plus your daughter would probably turn up her nose at them.
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> ??

That's just what people do to me here. My daughter doesn't eat raw tomatoes
and neither does my brother. They hurt their mouths. I don't have that
problem. Both will eat cooked tomatoes. They have no problem with that.

I just can't see why anyone would peel a tomato for eating raw!? I
sometimes don't even peel them for recipes where it calls for a peeled one.
I don't have an issue with the peel.

I did cut up the last little bit of a fresh tomato for my tacos tonight.
They were very juicy and had lots of seeds. I think they would have been
sloppy without the peels.