Tough Skin on Small Fruit of Ghostbuster?

bluelacedredhead · September 19, 2009

I've peeled large varieties like Black beauty, but never small ones I've grown at home like Diamond or Ping Tung Long.

Friday, I purchased 4 lovely small eggplants at the Farmer's Market. Two purple and two white, which the vendor said were Ghostbuster. They all are small (less than 5" in length) and have shiny skins, so I'm assuming they were picked at their peak.

Why then, when I sliced them and fried them up last night for sandwiches, were the skins tough? Is this common with Ghostbuster? The flesh was tender and mild, but it turned me off when the skin was chewy.

September 19, 2009	#1
bluelacedredhead Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northwest shore of Lake Ontario Zone 6b Posts: 117	Tough Skin on Small Fruit of Ghostbuster? I've peeled large varieties like Black beauty, but never small ones I've grown at home like Diamond or Ping Tung Long. Friday, I purchased 4 lovely small eggplants at the Farmer's Market. Two purple and two white, which the vendor said were Ghostbuster. They all are small (less than 5" in length) and have shiny skins, so I'm assuming they were picked at their peak. Why then, when I sliced them and fried them up last night for sandwiches, were the skins tough? Is this common with Ghostbuster? The flesh was tender and mild, but it turned me off when the skin was chewy.