"Nancree" > wrote in message
...
> Around here, broccoli, whether bunch or crown, is usually sold by the
pound,
> but the price for crowns is higher.
>
>
> Agnes
> -------------------------
> Right! And sometimes I get annoyed because the thick stems on the "crowns
> broccoli" are just as long and thick as they are on the "bunch
broccoli"--and
> at the higher price! And that's not fair on the part of the store. If
you're
> paying a higher price for the crowns (and you are!) you should have the
> advantage of having the long thick stems cut off. I've been known to
break
> part of the stems off of the crowns, if the store pushes me too far. Fair
is
> fair!
> Nancree
>
>

But the stems can be peeled and served with a dip in a raw veggie tray.