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Sprinkling salt on your cutting board before chopping herbs will help keep them from sticking to your knife Did you know? The blue crab’s scientific name - Callinectes sapidus - means "beautiful savory swimmer" Did you know? The flavor of carrots, squash and tomatoes can be enhanced by a dash of sugar Did you know? You can get more juice out of any citrus fruit by microwaving it for 20 seconds Did you know? Each snap bean pod contains between 4 and 6 snap beans Did you know? the best test for a great tomato is the aroma. If you smell a strong, sweet-acidic fragrance at the stem end, it’s ready to eat Did you know? There are more than 4,000 registered beekeepers in Florida Did you know? Despite popular belief, the number of lobes on a bell pepper does not indicate gender or sweetness Did you know? As a general rule, fish should be baked or broiled for 10 minutes per inch of thickness at 400-450 degrees Fahrenheit, turning the fish halfway through the cooking time Did you know? Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges Did you know? If all the boxes of Florida tomatoes shipped in a crop year were laid end to end, they’d stretch from Pensacola to Beijing, round trip Did you know? Florida ranks as the third highest honey producer in the United States Did you know? Tomatoes should be stored at room temperature Did you know? Florida is the top squash-producing state in the country Did you know? To keep radishes fresh, cut off the leaves and root, wrap it with a damp towel and place it in a resealable plastic bag Did you know? Unlike any other nut, peanuts grow underground Did you know? Don’t wash your strawberries until you’re ready to eat them Did you know? February is National Grapefruit Month Meet Commissioner Wilton Simpson Wilton Simpson, Florida’s 13th Commissioner of Agriculture, is a fifth- generation Floridian. 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