On 5/20/2014 2:11 PM, KenK wrote:
> jmcquown > wrote in
> :
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>> On 5/20/2014 1:44 PM, KenK wrote:
>>> Gary > wrote in :
>>>
>>>> notbob wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2014-05-19, KenK > wrote:
>>>>>> Yesterday I prepared a cauliflower I purchased the previous day.
>>>>>> Living alone, most of it went into the freezer. I sure hate to
>>>>>> throw away half my purchae: all the green portions. Am I wasting
>>>>>> that? Next time, is there some tasty way to prepare it?
>>>>>
>>>>> I would suggest pickling.
>>>>
>>>> Living alone myself, I would suggest just buying less of it. You can
>>>> split a head before you bag it.
>>>>
>>>> G.
>>>>
>>>
>>> All those I see are tightly wrapped in cellophane and sealed. No way
>>> to split them. Not sure those stores, if any here, that sell them
>>> loose permit splitting them. Like cutting a cabbage - or a banana -
>>> or a mango - in two.
>>>
>>>
>> Ken, you initially said green portions. Looking for clarification, I
>> waited and read through the replies. I saw you said "leaves" in
>> another reply. You said, "The remains of the leaves is what I meant.
>> About half the weight and bulk of the cauliflower."
>>
>> I'm having a hard time equating "leaves" on heads of fresh cauliflower
>> anywhere I've ever shopped in the US. The heads of cauliflower I buy
>> do have green stems up the side, which can be rather thick. But the
>> leaves have been cut off. The remaining stems certainly don't
>> comprise half the purchase price IMHO.
>>
>> I can't offer suggestions since I'm not sure exactly what you're
>> trying to describe. Got a picture?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Ok. Remaing stems of cut off leaves. I'll get it right yet.
>
>
>
Ah, okay. Thanks for clarifying. Now, let's see. I found this:
http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.c...ype=blogs&_r=0
Maybe others will have more suggestions. Me, I just throw the stalks
away. The cauliflower I buy, I don't feel as if those few stalks
comprise half the purchase price in relation to the size of the head.
Next time I buy a cauliflower I might try tossing those stems out back
for the deer.
Jill