In article >,
"The Joneses" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Wilson > wrote:
> >
> >> don't have the dirt taste at all. But I digress. Do you taste them before
> >> entering them into the fair, Wilson said ducking behind the counter.
> >
> > I do not. I would sooner have a root canal.
> > Which is part of the fun < I want a blue ribbon without ever having
> > eaten one. That's why the questions > supposed to be like, from texture
> > to taste. I'm amazed at the number
> > of people who lobby me to be taste-testers. Blech and ptooey!
> >

> Do be ruthless trimming off any portion of the top that was above ground,
> especially the big ol' ones. I've found that this is where the dirt-est
> taste resides.
> Do taste the sirup if nothing else. On toast perhaps. Did you try cutting
> the beets into pretty shapes with a leetle cookie cutter? That year I won
> first on appearance alone. It wastes about 50% of your beet however. Lessen'
> y'all like them leftovers sprinkled on yer salat or cottage cheese or made
> into borscht.
> Love,
> Edrena

I thought I was doing well to cut them into quarters and have wedges.
Thanks, Ms. Edrena. :-/
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