koko wrote:

> Tuesday I went to the Farmers Mkt. I got some great veggies. Besides
> these I bought green beans, peaches, avocados, lemons, eggs and
> lettuce.
> http://i28.tinypic.com/2a7d7rb.jpg
>
> One thing that really caught my eye were the carrots. I can't believe
> how orange they are. They make the carrots I've been buying at the
> grocery store look anemic.
> http://i28.tinypic.com/2z8rhuh.jpg
>
> I'm getting those babies in some butter and eating them tonight.

In _Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini_, Elizabeth Schneider says that if
you want to keep that deep color, it's best to cook the carrots in the
microwave. Steaming, pan-cooking, or roasting all resulted in carrots which
look the same as run-of-the-mill supermarket carrots.

Bob