On Sunday, December 16, 2012 7:03:17 AM UTC-6, James Silverton wrote:
> On 12/16/2012 6:28 AM, Jeßus wrote:
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> > On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:05:03 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
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> >> Kale. It's true. Never ate it until last night. Oh I've been around the
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> >> block and had spinach, collards, nettle, every lettuce known to mankind,
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> >> grape leaves, celery leaves you name it. But never kale.
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> >> So I decided to go crazy since they actually had kale in my local produce
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> >> deprived market. I could not believe my eyes. You only live once I
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> >> thought. So I chose Mama SFs sausage soup recipe. I made it just like the
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> >> recipe posted but used kale instead of spinach and since I had organic
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> >> chicken stock on hand I used that. Used my big 11 cup Cuisinart to
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> >> perfectly chop the kale after removing the stems. Total prep time 10
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> >> minutes. Total cook time 40 minutes. Cool down 10 minutes. On the table
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> >> after 1 hour. I chose crushed Cento San Marzano tomatoes in a can and boy
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> >> did they add a lot of flavor and were worth the extra cost.
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> >> The soup was quite tasty, spicy, rich and delicious. I am glad I chose kale
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> >> because it had a nice mouth feel. Yielding yet firm. And after 1 hour I
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> >> have this delightful buzz on my gums. My teeth feel like I just brushed
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> >> them. I expect to find the soup even better tomorrow of course. You need
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> >> to use a really spicey sausage or add a lot of red pepper to make it all
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> >> work. Pepper is key.
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> >> It's a keeper. I will make it often.
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> > Another convert 
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> > Politicians are like sperm.
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> > One in a million turn out to be an actual human being.
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> I too came to Kale late but I did not like the bitter stuff and will not
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> try again unless it turns up as a minor ingredient of soup.
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Kale:cabbage::leaf lettuce:iceberg. I would never eat kale. THose of you who enjoy the *Brassica oleracea*s are lucky. I detest them. If you like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, etc. you should eat lots of them. On the nights that I work, my wife and son often eat broccoli.
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> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
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--Bryan