On Sep 23, 3:45*pm, Lin > wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
> > I don't have a special cooking method, but the FIRST THING you do is
> > put it in a sink or big pan of cold water, so the worms can float to
> > the top. *There are nearly always worms, especially if you get it at a
> > farmers' market, and they are the same color as the broccoli.
>
> I always wash my broccoli -- even if I buy the bagged pre-washed and cut
> stuff.
>
> Must admit, I have NEVER seen worms in the broccoli I've gotten -- fresh
> from the farmer's market or otherwise. I always steam my broccoli and
> you would think they would be falling off into the drip pan if they were
> there.
>
> Must be an Iowa thing! ;-)
>
> --Lin

Could be ... ;-) The bunches I've bought at a supermarket (although
not in recent decades, actually) have had a single worm or two.

One of the fancy hotel private/club restaurants in Cedar Rapids served
one of my co-workers a fresh salad with a worm included once - it
crawled out onto the plate .... free meal.

N.