PickyJaz wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Beet tops rule.
> >
> > http://www.medicinalfoodnews.com/vol07/issue4/beets

> Yes, yes, yes! I had never tried any beet tops before this beginning
> of summer, and only did because of another's tell. At the local
> Farmers Market while playfully (though half serious) fighting another
> shopper over the beet bunches, he challenged me by saying I could have
> my choice only if I gave him the tops. His pal entered our play spat
> by warning me that steamed beet tops could very well replace spinach in
> my life forever. Since that day I not only pick my beets carefully,
> the tops I'll enjoy are examined well also.

If you get the opportunity, try beet tops from golden beets. We grow
them and think they're even better -- more tender, lighter -- than the
red beet tops. -aem