Blinky wrote:

> The other vendor's were a bit larger, but not twice the size -- but were
> twice the price, so that didn't seem like a deal.

"Size" can be a bit misleading. If a sphere has a radius of x inches, then a
sphere with twice its volume will have a radius of about (1.26 * x) inches.
You'd hardly expect a 26% increase in radius to double the volume, would
you? But that's what happens.

It's easier just to go by weight: If the other vendor's beets weighed twice
as much, then it was appropriate to charge twice as much.

Smaller beets tend to be me more tender, cook more quickly, and have at
least as good a flavor, so the smaller beets were probably the better choice
even if they cost a bit more -- and since they cost LESS, I'd say you were
right to buy the smaller beets.

I'm not as great a fan of roasted beets as the others here. I cook them in a
variety of liquids to add different flavors, e.g., I'll cook beets in orange
juice or vinegar to impart those flavors during cooking rather than adding
them to already-roasted beets. That doesn't mean I *never* roast beets; I
just cook them as my whim dictates.

Bob