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


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Kate Connally
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Until you bite their heads off.”
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