European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Purple streaks in cauliflower what causes the purple streaks in cauliflower Are they harmful they can t be detected until one cuts into the cauliflower. Francis Hankins. North Little Rock Ark. I observed Icse purple streaks myself and also noticed thai they disappear while cooking Michael to Filliol the u s department of agriculture s fruit and vegetable division dolls us Hal these streaks arc natural characteristics in certain varieties of Milt lower and do not cause harm. In recent years says Morrelli vegetable breeders Havo developed varieties of cauliflower the curious shopper Byson a Holme that Range from a Hughl purplish tint to a solid dark purple color. These varieties Are not readily available m most grocery stores but Are More a specially item and May be available in Large supermarkets or in fruit and vegetable stands located in growing areas a variety of oddly coloured produce May now be found in specially markets. Don l be surprised if you should come across Green cauliflower purple potatoes purple peppers Lavender arid Cream striped eggplant red pumpkins and chartreuse Broccoli Why an limes sometimes yellow instead of Green is this a. Different variety do they taste different h. Matthew Santa Coz Calif. An explanation is provided by Sunkist growers in California. The same climatic conditions which create the Bright color on oranges cause Ripe limes to turn yellow. The Cool nights of Southern California growing areas Are responsible. The exterior color has no effect on the flavor. They re just As Limey la slug As you d expect " i read an article that said that barkeeper s Friend would remove All Iron stains rust spots and Overall if allowing from clothes mined by Well water. I be searched and called every place i could think of but no one seems to know what barkeeper s Friend is. Can you Tell a where it can be obtained mrs. William Brown Walt Bury Conn. I asked several bar lenders and also inquired at a Lew hardware stores but no one i talked to has heard of it. Perhaps a Reader can help us find it or suggest an alternative product thai would serve your purpose. Information has come to me on several occasions that chocolate in any form be it Candy bars hot chocolate chocolate cake chocolate ice Cream or chocolate Chip cookies it ingested within a couple of hours of tatting Vitamin a will cancel the beneficial qualities of the Vitamin. Fact or fallacy , my copy. Crall sheim Weil Germany. Fallacy. Ewan Cameron medical director of the Linus Pauling Institute of science and Medicine slates. I know of no ingredient in chocolate that would interact with Damin Cand cannot imagine any such is there a Way to get Honeydew melons to Ripen after i get them Home i be tried waiting As Long As three weeks but was t totally successful. Mrs. Carl Vega Shreveport la. You have to be careful when selecting a Honeydew Melon because Many of them ate picked too soon. Joe Carcione in his Book the greengrocer advises there s nothing better than a fully Ripe Honeydew dul it lakes some skill to choose one first look or color creamy White or creamy yellow. Rind that s dead White or has a greenish tinge indicates a Melon that was picked too soon. Don t you pick it either. Next feel he skin for Boom a Good one will have a soft and velvety feel slightly Sticky or oily. One that feels like a billiard Ball smooth hard and shiny was picked too soon. A lilt a give be the Rind indicates ripeness Jane Brady in the Good food Book tells us that after picking melons Don t gel sweeter Only softer and juicier. She recommends that you Ripen them faster in a perforated paper bag when Ripe refrigerate. Cul melons should be wrapped in plastic to contain the odor. Do not remove the seeds until ready to eat because the seeds keep the flesh from drying Oul. Reader feedback plastic 6-pack binders sue Clark South Bend and. I thought you might be interested in knowing thai in addition to tittering our environment plastic 6-pack binders Are me the cloning to animals and Birds which push their Heads into them and then can t extract themselves eventually strangling. The same problem holds True for non biodegradable dirt lets fishnets thai do not rot which kill our sea mammals and Birds last year 250,000 to 750,000 Birds. In 1984,1 wrote every company i could find that made bottled or canned drinks. So did Many other animal activists. It s now paying off but until All companies cooperate i urge everyone to Cut each Binder before throwing it in the trash for the Sake of avoiding unnecessary animal thanks to the efforts of the friends of animals and other organizations and concerned individuals a number of companies have begun using plastic Loop carriers thai Are photo degradable that is they gradually break Down when exposed to sunlight today s crossword across 38 num Cru former hut Why 5 Sun. Talk 8 not works 12 Inland dun1? j3-1- or urn 14 inter 15 War Jimj 16 Ulm Fri Cycil nocturnal in Teal is units of 20 f folic of Tel of a sort 21 uni or Ileal. 23 tends Chr pot 28 tract of tinier Ennd 30 Kutt m need31 in Illuk of inspect 32 wide eyed wonder33 code of the flnmural3b tie Mas landed 39 army lied 40 lower in 43 Nihi Ausura. 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