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"Annette" > wrote in message
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> Those are simply the leaves of immature red beets. That's why they have
> that red vein down the centre. If you can grow your own beets, then you

can
> pick some of the little leaves for use in salads or stir frys. Beets are
> dead easy to grow, you can pick leaves for your daughter, ( just one or

two
> from each plant), and still have the beets to eat as well! They don't

seem
> to mind the loss of one or two leaves. I suppose it is possible to do the
> same with the yellow ones too!


Really? Hmmm... I don't recall beet greens being listed on the package,
but I'll look again. Will also try to find out if beets will grow in this
area. I've never tried to. I love them, but nobody else in the family
does.

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