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Beets
I planted beets this winter (most root crops are winter crops here in Texas.) I have about 6 tops that are a nice size. My SIL tells me that I can eat these beet things raw. That’s probably what I’ll do to start. I know I am not going to pickle them. I’m waiting for the shoulders to appear. I hear that is when you pick them. They don’t seem very big yet, but the tops are looking leafy, kind of like lettuce. I hear you can eat the tops in salads. Anyone ever done that? What do they taste like? Are they bitter or beet-like?
One thing, the beets have been pretty easy. Put in soil, water. They grew.
The tomato plant (Juliet) that I planted for overwintering in a pot is doing well also. I bring it inside on nights that go below 50 (such as tonight.) It’s going to be…huge by the end of February when I usually put the plants outside.
The snap peas are growing. Another week and I think they might blossom. That would be good news. I’m very ready for a good bunch of snap peas. Don’t tell the neighbor. He’ll come over and steal them…
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I don’t like beets, though in fact, I have never eaten them raw so maybe I do. What I don’t like is pickled beets.
Comment by April — November 30, 2010 @ 5:24 am
I know I don’t like pickled beets either–so I thought I’d try them raw or boiled with butter.
I made cranberry sauce from scratch for the first time this Thanksgiving–talk about easy–and waaaay better than the canned stuff.
Comment by Maria — November 30, 2010 @ 9:19 am
Oh yeah. I don’t like the canned stuff at all but when I tried my brothers sauce (he adds granny smith apples and orange juice), I decided that I’m ok with cranberry sauce. I still won’t mix it with stuffing (savory and sweet don’t go together for me) but I like it at least.
Comment by April — November 30, 2010 @ 5:31 pm
A friend gave me a jar of beets that he had pickled himself. I could never get the nerve up to even try them. My husband refused to eat them saying he tried them when he was a kid and already knew he didn’t like them.
Fortunately, the friend never asked me about them either.
Every year, I say I’m going to make the cranberry sauce from actual cranberries instead of prying the blob out of the can. Not only did I not make them again this year, but forgot to pry the blob out of the can as well.
Comment by Trina — December 1, 2010 @ 7:13 pm
OMGosh, you are too funny! Making cranberries was about as easy as opening the can and slicing that blob!
I saw the top of one of the beets today…I thought they were supposed to be fat–this one is kinda looking like a carrot. Not gonna be much to eat there…
Comment by Maria — December 1, 2010 @ 7:16 pm
Beets are great cooked with a little butter, salt and pepper. I also like them on salads. Pickled beets are really good, I used to grow beets and pickle them for my Dad, way back when.
Comment by Joan — December 3, 2010 @ 12:22 pm