jmcquown wrote:
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> C
> I don't really know. I was exposed to all sorts of things when I was a kid.
> I was snacking on artichoke leaves dipped in lemon/butter by the time I was
> 8 or 9. Seafood, you betcha. Cabbage and all manner of green veggies
> (broccoli, asparagus, etc.) Corn on the cob. Squashes, summer and winter.
>
> But I didn't develop a taste for certain things (peas, for example) until I
> was an adult. The first time I tasted fresh peas I was out at a restaurant
> with a friend who was buying dinner; green peas came with the meal. Rather
> than be rude I took a bite. And was *astonished!* Wow! These are good! I
> now routinely buy peas, fresh & frozen. Mom always bought the yukky mushy
> canned ones.

We were expected to at least try whatever was served. Two of my brothers
took a stand on the issue of peas. I never did understand what there was to
dislike about peas. I always liked them. I even like canned peas, which I
think taste more like fresh peas than the frozen peas do.


> I don't like carrots, though. They are too sweet for my taste but I add
> them to pot roast, stews and pot pies. I eat around them. My lovebird,
> Peaches, adores carrots I still can't stand raw vegetables. It's mostly
> a texture thing.

I will eat limited amounts of boiled carrots but I am not crazy about them.
I prefer to eat them raw or roasted. I agree that they tend to be too sweet
for me. Oddly, roasting seems to bring out the sweetness, but they are
still good.