Halloween Treats from the Garden

Salad Turnips, Kale, Tatsoi, Italian Frying Peppers.

Never Refrigerate Tomatoes

I know better than to put tomatoes in the refrigerator. They don't taste quite right after being chilled, and the texture changes. But I never questioned, "Why?"

According to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, when a tomato's environment drops below 68 degrees the genes responsible for making it taste like a tomato get turned off.

Most tomatoes sold in grocery stores are refrigerated at a distribution center, and then again at the the store to keep them looking good. Maybe that's why supermarket tomatoes typically taste like cardboard.

Read the entire article from the LA Times here:
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-tomatoes-refrigerator-taste-20161017-snap-story.html