"George M. Middius" > wrote in message
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> Steve Pope wrote:
>
>> >IMO, pot roast sucks (my mom used to make that crap). The meat is bland
>> >and
>> >the carrots and pototoes cooked along side of it were blah too.
>>
>> You're not supposed to eat the carrots and onions from a pot roast.
>> They are to be discarded.
>
> Go on, please. Why would you discard food?

I have heard this in the case of making a broth for a soup. Put veggies in
it, then discard them because they have given up their goodness to the
broth. Then add fresh veggies. Me? I just eat them.