On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 08:03:17 -0500, James Silverton
> wrote:

>On 12/16/2012 6:28 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:05:03 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Kale. It's true. Never ate it until last night. Oh I've been around the
>>> block and had spinach, collards, nettle, every lettuce known to mankind,
>>> grape leaves, celery leaves you name it. But never kale.
>>>
>>> So I decided to go crazy since they actually had kale in my local produce
>>> deprived market. I could not believe my eyes. You only live once I
>>> thought. So I chose Mama SFs sausage soup recipe. I made it just like the
>>> recipe posted but used kale instead of spinach and since I had organic
>>> chicken stock on hand I used that. Used my big 11 cup Cuisinart to
>>> perfectly chop the kale after removing the stems. Total prep time 10
>>> minutes. Total cook time 40 minutes. Cool down 10 minutes. On the table
>>> after 1 hour. I chose crushed Cento San Marzano tomatoes in a can and boy
>>> did they add a lot of flavor and were worth the extra cost.
>>>
>>> The soup was quite tasty, spicy, rich and delicious. I am glad I chose kale
>>> because it had a nice mouth feel. Yielding yet firm. And after 1 hour I
>>> have this delightful buzz on my gums. My teeth feel like I just brushed
>>> them. I expect to find the soup even better tomorrow of course. You need
>>> to use a really spicey sausage or add a lot of red pepper to make it all
>>> work. Pepper is key.
>>>
>>> It's a keeper. I will make it often.
>> Another convert
>
>I too came to Kale late but I did not like the bitter stuff and will not
>try again unless it turns up as a minor ingredient of soup.

I grow heaps of it and feed it to my poultry, and while I'm picking
some for them, I usually pick the tips or flowering heads and eat them
raw. That's how much I like kale