Re: RADSAFE digest 3058

[Holloway3@aol.com]

<<   Don't think preservative methods or 
 insecticides change the tastes of foods---------compare an organically grown 
 tomato to one grown with fertilizers and pesticides----------most notice a 
 big difference. >>

The taste difference in the case of the tomato is more likely due to the 
variety of tomato, rather than the presence or absence of pesticides or 
whether it was grown with commercial fertilizer.  The average tomato 
available in supermarkets is quite often a variety that has been developed to 
endure shipping, rather than for taste.  They usually taste like wet 
baseballs.  Organically grown tomatoes may taste better simply because they 
are from varities that have not been developed mainly for shipping.  There is 
a big difference in the taste of tomatoes and I would rather have a home 
grown one anytime.  
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