On Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:51:43 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:

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>On 12-Oct-2018, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
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>> On Fri 12 Oct 2018 09:04:52a, l not -l told us...
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>> > On 12-Oct-2018, wrote:
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>> >> Kale has more lutein for our eyes and more vit K than other
>> >> greens.
>> > I don't think those nutrients do one much good if left on the
>> > plate 'cause they ain't tasty eats. I'll take a double helping of
>> > the other varieties, especially turnip and mustard greens.
>> >
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>> I'll bet that kale will be a passing fancy. Most people would
>> secretly agree that it really doesn't taste very good. In fact,
>> they go to a great deal of trouble to disguise it. I'll also take a
>> double helping of turnip, mustard, or collard greens instead.
>I may be mistaken; but, I seem to recall that once upon a time in the 60s,
>the IGA store used curly kale in the meat case as "decoration". It was
>pushed to the "front" of the case, just behind the glass, to hide the coils
>and metal bits of the meat case, to better showcase the meat behind it.
>Later, it was replaced by some plastic stuff with a similar look. That
>might be a good future use 'cause, IMO, curly leaf does look nice. 8-)

I once bought a large head of curly leaf kale from a local farm stand.
Rinsed it a bit, cut away the core to separate the leaves, and tossed
it in a pot of simmering water. After ten minutes had a look and
there were like 100 green caterpiller looking things floating.