was my dad taking the pith

[mandimoo]

when i was a young girl, i recall my dad telling me not to pick all those white bits off the orange before you eat it because thats where most of the goodness is. is this true, or did he just want me to stop making a mess on the sofa.

[sandmaster]

My mum would make me eat the stalk on cauliflower. I think it relates back to WW2 and food rationing.
No food was wasted.
You were lucky he didn't think all the goodness was in the peel!!

[rinkins]

I don't like all that pithy stuff, I've always taken it off as much as I can! It's like eating string!

[Solarjunkie]

I've always understood there are bioflavinoids in the pith, Don't really know what they are, but apparently it's a good idea to get some of them. So I was taught to leave some of the pith on, too, which I always have done.