On 18/5/05 2:58 pm, in article NRHie.1405514$6l.1138425@pd7tw2no, "graham"
wrote:


"Harold Walker" wrote in message
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AFAIK thay are tomatoes allowed to ripen naturally, most tomatoes in
the shops are picked green, then artificially ripened when they arrive
in the UK. They certainly do ahve a much nicer taste that the
equivalent loose ones.

Mike
I find this interesting....how long have they been imported this way in
the UK...for many years on the western edges of the big puddle tomatoes
have been shipped from Florida to the north via a lorry filled with
ethylene gas...by the time they arrive up north they too have been
converted from green to red...taste wis would just as soon eat cardboard.
We too now have the 'vine ripened' ones. While better than the lorry
ripened ones they are still far from the local or home grown
jobbies....but not worth the asking price....H


My local supermarket (in Calgary) often has Dutch ones! The cost of flying
them that far must be horrendous!
Graham


And they taste of nothing. I *never* buy Dutch tomatoes!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

In message , Sacha
writes
On 18/5/05 2:58 pm, in article NRHie.1405514$6l.1138425@pd7tw2no, "graham"
wrote:


"Harold Walker" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
oups.com...
AFAIK thay are tomatoes allowed to ripen naturally, most tomatoes in
the shops are picked green, then artificially ripened when they arrive
in the UK. They certainly do ahve a much nicer taste that the
equivalent loose ones.

Mike
I find this interesting....how long have they been imported this way in
the UK...for many years on the western edges of the big puddle tomatoes
have been shipped from Florida to the north via a lorry filled with
ethylene gas...by the time they arrive up north they too have been
converted from green to red...taste wis would just as soon eat cardboard.
We too now have the 'vine ripened' ones. While better than the lorry
ripened ones they are still far from the local or home grown
jobbies....but not worth the asking price....H


My local supermarket (in Calgary) often has Dutch ones! The cost of flying
them that far must be horrendous!
Graham


And they taste of nothing. I *never* buy Dutch tomatoes!

You must have bought them at some time or other to know they taste of
nothing.
--
June Hughes

In message , June Hughes
writes

You must have bought them at some time or other to know they taste of
nothing.
Many apols. I hadn't realised that this was cross-posted to urg and I
didn't notice the name of the poster. If I had, I wouldn't have
replied. Sorry. No offence intended.
--
June Hughes

On 20/5/05 9:01, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , June Hughes
writes

You must have bought them at some time or other to know they taste of
nothing.
Many apols. I hadn't realised that this was cross-posted to urg and I
didn't notice the name of the poster. If I had, I wouldn't have
replied. Sorry. No offence intended.

Offensive is your middle name - you can't help it.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

In message , Sacha
writes
On 20/5/05 9:01, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , June Hughes
writes

You must have bought them at some time or other to know they taste of
nothing.
Many apols. I hadn't realised that this was cross-posted to urg and I
didn't notice the name of the poster. If I had, I wouldn't have
replied. Sorry. No offence intended.

Offensive is your middle name - you can't help it.

Excuse me? I apologised to you. I was trying to avoid trouble but you
plunged in with both feet. I normally take a wide berth where you are
concerned. As you don't know anything about me, please do not be so
rude.
--
June Hughes

On 20/5/05 16:27, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 20/5/05 9:01, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , June Hughes
writes

You must have bought them at some time or other to know they taste of
nothing.
Many apols. I hadn't realised that this was cross-posted to urg and I
didn't notice the name of the poster. If I had, I wouldn't have
replied. Sorry. No offence intended.

Offensive is your middle name - you can't help it.

Excuse me? I apologised to you. I was trying to avoid trouble but you
plunged in with both feet. I normally take a wide berth where you are
concerned. As you don't know anything about me, please do not be so
rude.

Actually June, I know quite a lot about you. You're a spoiled brat.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds for email)

In message , Sacha
writes
On 20/5/05 16:27, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 20/5/05 9:01, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , June Hughes
writes

You must have bought them at some time or other to know they taste of
nothing.
Many apols. I hadn't realised that this was cross-posted to urg and I
didn't notice the name of the poster. If I had, I wouldn't have
replied. Sorry. No offence intended.

Offensive is your middle name - you can't help it.

Excuse me? I apologised to you. I was trying to avoid trouble but you
plunged in with both feet. I normally take a wide berth where you are
concerned. As you don't know anything about me, please do not be so
rude.

Actually June, I know quite a lot about you. You're a spoiled brat.

Have you been stalking me? To my knowledge, I have never met you. I
made a mistake and apologised before you started your attack. People
don't post here to read this sort of thing and if you wish to continue
your insults, please do so by email. You are saying more about yourself
than you are about me. I have nothing against you, so please stop your
aggressive posts.
--
June Hughes

Sacha wrote:

On 20/5/05 16:27, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 20/5/05 9:01, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , June Hughes
writes

You must have bought them at some time or other to know they taste of
nothing.
Many apols. I hadn't realised that this was cross-posted to urg and I
didn't notice the name of the poster. If I had, I wouldn't have
replied. Sorry. No offence intended.

Offensive is your middle name - you can't help it.

It was pointing out a non-sequitur. Get over it.

Excuse me? I apologised to you. I was trying to avoid trouble but you
plunged in with both feet. I normally take a wide berth where you are
concerned. As you don't know anything about me, please do not be so
rude.

Actually June, I know quite a lot about you. You're a spoiled brat.

You don't strike me as a terribly pleasant person.

--
Ben Blaney

Following up to Sacha

No offence intended.

Offensive is your middle name - you can't help it.

as a poster in food+drink I can tell you June never causes any
offence here, so the problem must be elsewhere. If I was you,
posting above my business address, I would adopt a more
professional tone on usenet and also killfile anyone who you cant
get on with.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

On 3/6/05 9:58 am, in article ,
"The Reids" wrote:

Following up to Sacha

No offence intended.

Offensive is your middle name - you can't help it.

as a poster in food+drink I can tell you June never causes any
offence here, so the problem must be elsewhere. If I was you,
posting above my business address, I would adopt a more
professional tone on usenet and also killfile anyone who you cant
get on with.

And if I were you, I wouldn't try re-kindling threads which have died a
natural death, for your own amusement. If someone is rude or unpleasant to
me, I see no reason to meekly fold my hands and take it.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

On 20/5/05 8:53, in article , "June
Hughes" wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 18/5/05 2:58 pm, in article NRHie.1405514$6l.1138425@pd7tw2no, "graham"
wrote:


"Harold Walker" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
oups.com...
AFAIK thay are tomatoes allowed to ripen naturally, most tomatoes in
the shops are picked green, then artificially ripened when they arrive
in the UK. They certainly do ahve a much nicer taste that the
equivalent loose ones.

Mike
I find this interesting....how long have they been imported this way in
the UK...for many years on the western edges of the big puddle tomatoes
have been shipped from Florida to the north via a lorry filled with
ethylene gas...by the time they arrive up north they too have been
converted from green to red...taste wis would just as soon eat cardboard.
We too now have the 'vine ripened' ones. While better than the lorry
ripened ones they are still far from the local or home grown
jobbies....but not worth the asking price....H


My local supermarket (in Calgary) often has Dutch ones! The cost of flying
them that far must be horrendous!
Graham


And they taste of nothing. I *never* buy Dutch tomatoes!

You must have bought them at some time or other to know they taste of
nothing.

Oh well done, June - a typically useful post. If you want to descend to
that level - I have been given them to eat by others. Okay?
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds for email)