"Thomas E. Billings" wrote:


> The real world is too complex to be reduced to a brix meter... :-)

When you were living in Florida didn't they tell you that the citrus
*acid* drop is measured by titration instead of a refractometer?  And
didn't they tell you that the picking started when the inspectors
figured the *acid* had dropped low enough that a piece or two wouldn't
permanently disable the stomach of unwary northerners.  Sadly, the
backyard and organic growers, then and now, seem to take their cues from
the commercial interests.  Actually, they were a little worse off.  They
generally didn't want to spend the $100 or so for a titration kit.

Are you still resisting walking over to one of the science labs and
borrowing a refractometer?  If you did, you'd become a believer---quick.

Remember Tom, I'm not part of your war on "toxic fruitarians."  My war
is with piss-poor agriculture and the piss-poor quality (i.e.,
toxic---acid in this case---fruit) it's foisting onto the public.

BTW, is that Berry good piece you posted open for comment?  Or, is it
forbidden fruit?  :)

Regards,
Rex Harrill

[Humor time: I just brought up the spell-checker and it's insisting on
changing "piss-poor" to "passport"]