On May 19, 11:58*am, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
> I really enjoy canned beets, so I keep a bunch of each type in my larder,
> mostly sliced beets, some whole beets, and some cut beets (wedges), I really
> have the whole and cut because they sometimes got mixed in when I'd scoop up
> a dozen cans of sliced at a time, I buy them whenever they're on sale.
> Between what's on my basement shelves, in my kitchen pantry, and in my
> fridge I must have more than 50 one pound cans... they're now 15 ounces.
> Yesteday I was in my my little stupidmarket in town and they do indeed carry
> 8 ounce cans of beets in each configuration, and in three brands, store
> brand, Libby's, and DelMonte (I've never found a difference among brands),
> but the 8 ounce cans cost like 30% more per ounce so I didn't buy any.
>
> A few days ago there was a cheese stuffed whole canned beet recipe posted..
> Today I opened a 15 ounce can of whole beets for lunch. *This was the first
> time I counted them, I was surprised there were 22 beets, all rather small,
> none over like 3/4" diameter, most closer to 5/8". *Naturally they were not
> perfectly round, beets are sort of elongated, slightly tapered, and some
> were sort of flattened. *Looking them over carefully I couldn't see how
> someone could hollow them out so they could be stuffed with cheese unless
> they made a fairly small hollow, no more than the size of like a raisin -
> perhaps employ a trained beet eating worm - plus canned beets are rather
> tender, I'm sure even if using a teeny tiny melon baller most would break....
> they'd certainly break from the pressure of stuffing with cheese, unless
> maybe if careful with one of those pressurized canned cheeses. *Besides that
> the combo of beets with cheese is definitely TIAD it's not something one can
> physically do in any practical way... I believe the recipe a fraud.
>
> I did learn something I didn't know previously, from reading the can label
> carefully, I learned that unlike other canned veggies a serving of beets
> includes the beet liquid... I have always consumed the liquid from all
> canned veggies. *One of my favorite quickie beet snacks is to open a chilled
> can, sip out some juice, add a tsp of dark brown sugar, a pinch of salt a
> couple grinds of black pepper and like a half ounce of white vinegar... all
> I need is a fork, no dish. *I finished my can of beets, counting as I ate,
> but a few minutes later realized it wasn't enough for lunch, so looking in
> the fridge I found a hunk of cheddar, I hacked off like 3 ounces of cubes
> and while munching and mulling I realized that eating cheese separately a
> short time later is fine but no way, no how do beets and cheese belong in
> the mouth at the same time.

Thinking about pairing beets (which I love) and cheese makes me think
about urping. ;-) I can think of no instance when they would be good
together.

N.