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maxine wrote:
> On Mar 24, 6:38 pm, maxine in ri > wrote:
>> While shopping this afternoon, I checked the reduced rack in the
>> produce section. For $2, I found the strangest bag of veggies I've
>> ever seen, so had to buy it.
>>
>> What would you do for a dinner with: (slightly less after paring off
>> the sad parts)
>>
>> 3lb ruby sweet potatoes
>> 3/4lb turnips
>> 1 tiny onion
>> a hand sized bit of endive
>> 1 small fist-sized raddichio
>>
>> I also have some scrod, lemon juice, the whole spice cabinet, and
>> salad fixings.
>>
>> maxine in ri
>
> Oh. I forgot the heritage tomatoes: 3 lbs.<g> They'll have to be
> cut up, as there are a number of spots on most of them.
>
> maxine

Okay, the tomatoes can go in the endive salad.

Kate

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On Mar 26, 11:17*am, Kate Connally > wrote:
> maxine wrote:
> > On Mar 24, 6:38 pm, maxine in ri > wrote:
> >> While shopping this afternoon, I checked the reduced rack in the
> >> produce section. *For $2, I found the strangest bag of veggies I've
> >> ever seen, so had to buy it.
>
> >> What would you do for a dinner with: (slightly less after paring off
> >> the sad parts)
>
> >> 3lb ruby sweet potatoes
> >> 3/4lb turnips
> >> 1 tiny onion
> >> a hand sized bit of endive
> >> 1 small fist-sized raddichio
>
> >> I also have some scrod, lemon juice, the whole spice cabinet, and
> >> salad fixings.
>
> >> maxine in ri
>
> > Oh. *I forgot the heritage tomatoes: *3 lbs.<g> *They'll have to be
> > cut up, as there are a number of spots on most of them.
>
> > maxine
>
> Okay, the tomatoes can go in the endive salad.
>
> Kate

The maters turned out to be much worse than they looked and smelled in
the package. I ended up with lots of odd-shaped pieces, so roasted
those in a slow oven til they condensed and shrank. They're somewhere
between broiled and sun-dried in texture now, and wonderfully full of
flavor.

I hate it when they turn the nasty bits of the veggies to the bottom
of the package so you don't know just how lousy they really are. I
don't mind buying stuff that needs a little paring of the bad spots,
but when it's three quarters of the darned plant, that's cheating.

maxine

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maxine wrote:
> On Mar 26, 11:17 am, Kate Connally > wrote:
>> maxine wrote:
>>> On Mar 24, 6:38 pm, maxine in ri > wrote:
>>>> While shopping this afternoon, I checked the reduced rack in the
>>>> produce section. For $2, I found the strangest bag of veggies I've
>>>> ever seen, so had to buy it.
>>>> What would you do for a dinner with: (slightly less after paring off
>>>> the sad parts)
>>>> 3lb ruby sweet potatoes
>>>> 3/4lb turnips
>>>> 1 tiny onion
>>>> a hand sized bit of endive
>>>> 1 small fist-sized raddichio
>>>> I also have some scrod, lemon juice, the whole spice cabinet, and
>>>> salad fixings.
>>>> maxine in ri
>>> Oh. I forgot the heritage tomatoes: 3 lbs.<g> They'll have to be
>>> cut up, as there are a number of spots on most of them.
>>> maxine
>> Okay, the tomatoes can go in the endive salad.
>>
>> Kate
>
> The maters turned out to be much worse than they looked and smelled in
> the package. I ended up with lots of odd-shaped pieces, so roasted
> those in a slow oven til they condensed and shrank. They're somewhere
> between broiled and sun-dried in texture now, and wonderfully full of
> flavor.
>
> I hate it when they turn the nasty bits of the veggies to the bottom
> of the package so you don't know just how lousy they really are. I
> don't mind buying stuff that needs a little paring of the bad spots,
> but when it's three quarters of the darned plant, that's cheating.

I agree. We have a store here that has a "2nd" shelf and I often get
really great stuff for next to nothing. But I have bought seconds
elsewhere that weren't even worth the miniscule price I paid. But
even with the regular produce it's often packaged up and not loose
and the stuff on the bottom is not that great. That's even worse!

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?