On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:28:23 -0700, Ranee at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

> Actually, the beets with their greens, unless they were recently
> pulled, will not be as good as those which have had their tops cut. The
> greens keep sucking energy from root vegetables. This is true of
> carrots and other roots, as well. However, our grocery stores and
> farmers' market sell them both ways.

Not only do the tops suck up moisture from the root part, they go limp
pretty quickly too. I think that's why they were trimmed (and the
greens thrown away) at store level in the past.

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