You Learn Something New Everyday

[EcclesCake]

I've never given it much thought until today when I discovered that black grapes require a day/night change in temperature to develop their dark colour.

A probably useless snippet of trivia but I found it interesting.

[Islay]

ooo I wonder if that is the same for red grapes?

[Islay]

I learnt today that I can no longer eat millionaire shortbread without vomiting badly and it almost putting me in a coma!!

[cassa333]

One that I found out was that red, green, yellow and orange peppers are all just peppers picked at different times I never their maturity.

I noticed it more now because I have grown them for a couple of years and at first thought I had all green peppers but the ones I didn't pick turned to the other colours.

[EcclesCake]

Mr Cake is a fan of millionaires shortbread, I would vomit too if I ate it, I'm not a fan of shortbread and the thought of that amount of sugar is enough to send me into a coma. I really do not have a sweet tooth.

Black/red grapes guess it applies equally.

The redder the pepper the more Vit C you get.

[Islay]

Along with tablet it used to be my go to sweetie - sob no more - I am just coming down from a massive high!!

[EcclesCake]

Hell no, never, ever will tablet pass my lips again. Even the texture gives me goosebumps.

[Islay]

Heathen!!

[TheChair]

"black grapes require a day/night change in temperature to develop their dark colour."
Have you got a link for this? I've searched with every phrase I can think of, and found nothing.

[EcclesCake]

Yep that's me!

Perhaps it's time for me to hang up my plaid once and for all :-(

[melv16]

What turns sweet grapes into sour grapes when they post on AB?:-)

[EcclesCake]

Can't suss how to give a link The Chair as it is a Facebook post from Riverford Organic explaining why their Italian black/red grapes look more like they are blushing this week.

[mccfluff]

https://www.facebook.com/riverford/photos/a.117817535814.122897.113390680814/10155969444540815/?type=3&theater

http://www.ajevonline.org/content/23/2/71

I haven't learned anything new today..yet

[woofgang]

eccles I looked on their page on FB and can't see that post...if you copy paste the address on here, people should be able to see it as business pages are usually public

[woofgang]

Thanks Mc Fluff, I guess it the same as leaves....when they change colour, its not because the new colours are created but because the chlorophyll leaves the leaf revealing the reds and gold that were there all along.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20151106-why-do-leaves-change-colour-in-autumn

[EcclesCake]

Oh hell Im now in Fluffs debt, probably means I can't remind her of her priceless typo ever again :-((((((

[mccfluff]

depends, i'm willing to trade for food... but i'm hungry, very hungry

[jno]

ah, is that how white wine turns into red? I must try it.

[EcclesCake]

I'm all out of sausages fluff, could knock up a quesadilla with guacamole on the side though, any good?

[jordyboy14]

I don't care for grapes but I do love Raki

[trt]

It must be a tedious job at the grape farm, removing all those seeds, just to sell seedless grapes to lazy people!!