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Chard
Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
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>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> flitterbit > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Omelet wrote:
>>>>> In article
>>>>> >,
>>>>> Sheldon > wrote:
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>>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>>> Finally! ?I tried it and liked it. ?What's the secret, you ask? ?Salt!
>>>>>>> Yep, just a little salt sprinkled on the leaves before steaming.
>>>>>>> That's it! ?Salt covered up the characteristic bitterness of chard
>>>>>>> that I don't like.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Method
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>>>>>>> Wash leaves, shake dry
>>>>>>> Shred (one or two inches wide) with a knife
>>>>>>> sprinkle with a minimum amount of salt and toss with your hands
>>>>>>> Place in a cold pan with only the water still on the leaves
>>>>>>> Cover
>>>>>>> Turn up the heat and lightly steam
>>>>>> You do realize that Barb will never again kiss you on the lips...
>>>>>> chard is beets.
>>>>> Chard is NOT beets!
>>>>>
>>>>> Geeze Shel' where do you come up with this crap?
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> Actually, spinach, beets and Swiss chard are all members of the family
>>>> Chenopodiaceae.
>>> But chard is still not a beet!
>>> I sure as hell don't get big, edible roots when I grow it.
>> No, not a beet, but definitely related; according to Rodale Press'
>> "Successful Organic Gardening" book on Vegetables, that Latin name for
>> beet is Beta vulgaris, Swiss chard's is Beta vulgaris var. cicla; common
>> names for Swiss chard are silverbeet and leaf beet. The chard I grow
>> produces a huge root, but I've never tried cooking it; might be
>> something to try 
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>> There's a number of related vegetables where we grow one member of a
>> family for its roots and another for its leaves; think radishes and kale.
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> They may be related babe, but they are still not a beet dammit! ;-d
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ROFL
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