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Default Swiss chard substitute?

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:13:04 -0800 (PST),
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>On Jan 19, 2:25*pm, aem > wrote:
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>> If you're asking what other greens are good and easy, try beet greens

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>I should have said 'similar in taste'.


Well, Swiss chard is Beta vulgaris, or silverbeet.
It has a beet-like flavor, so substituting silver-
beet leaves seems to make sense.

take a look at:

http://www.foodsubs.com/Greenckg.html

Alex