zxcvbob wrote:
>
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > (Fx199) wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I have some fresh beets in the garden...what would be a good meal to plan
> >>around them? What kind of meats generally go good with them.
> >>I was just going to steam the beets, but am open for alternatives...
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >
> >
> > They're best held at arm's length and deposited into the nearest trash
> > barrel. (nothing personal, ok?)
>
> The beet greens are wonderful. Like spinach, but better. I don't know
> why people think the roots are also edible. They *are* good for
> scaring small children, or throwing at passing cars. I like to boil
> them first (outside of course!) so they look more disgusting and they go
> splat when they hit something. Do not peel them, and leave about an
> inch of the leaf stems and the nasty little rat-tail-root attached when
> you boil 'em so the red doesn't all run out. If you are perverse enough
> to want to actually eat the beetroots, boil them as above; when they are
> tender you can cool them slightly, trim, and slip the skins off.
>
> I try to alway have a few cans of beets on hand, just in case there's a
> food drive for the local shelter or something. Also lima beans, canned
> okra, and hominy. "Be prepared," that's what I always say.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob
OB-viously a Northerner. Don't like good Southern cooking nohow.
maxine, who tries not to disparage other folks favorites, unlike
SOME people, Barb.....;-)