On Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 12:59:13 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
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> "graham" > wrote in message
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> > Dave and Joanne have expressed their dislike of cooked carrots. Here's a
> > method that I use for large, tough old carrots.
> > Cut ~6 diagonally into 1.5" pieces and put in a shallow pan. Add the juice
> > of a large orange and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook
> > until the carrots are tender (adding water occasionally) by which time the
> > liquid will have reduced to a syrup. Add a TBSP or so of butter and toss
> > to coat the carrots in an orange-flavoured glaze.
> > Graham
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> I'm sure my dh would like this, so I will try it with some older carrots I
> have. Thanks.
>
> Cheri
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I have heard that older, 'hairy' carrots are sweeter than fresh ones.