sf wrote:

>>> canned beets and spam! yum!
>>
>> I do not like canned beets and spam.
>> I do not like them, Sam-I-am.
>>
> OK, cute rhyme, but what's wrong with canned beets? I won't argue
> with the Spam part.

It's the *combination* of canned beets with spam, not either of the
ingredients taken separately.


> I'm not someone who is in love with beet root. I'd rather eat beet
> leaves. In fact, I'm not sure why they aren't grown for just for
> their leaves - baby leaves, mature leaves... delicious eating, IMO.

There is a variety of beet grown just for its leaves. It's called "chard."

Bob