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As seen on TV - Cauliflower
"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 18:54:21 -0400, S Viemeister
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>>On 6/19/2016 6:35 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>> On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 18:31:01 -0400, S Viemeister
>>> > wrote:
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>>>> On 6/19/2016 4:45 PM, Je?us wrote:
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>>>>> When I do grow some I will probably also go for the smaller varieties.
>>>>> Just thinking about it now, they're probably better resistant to mould
>>>>> and other issues you see with plants with a large flowering head.
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>>>> Don't just grow the white ones - there are orange, purple, and green
>>>> ones, too.
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>>> Good point, do they have differences in taste or texture at all?
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>>Not much, but the nutrients are a bit different - anthocyanin in the
>>purple, and beta carotene in the orange.
>>And they look really pretty on the plate.
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> That's not true, 99.9% of the color is dissolved away in the
> cooking... in fact from cooking they drvelop a grayish tinge... snow
> white cauliflower cooks up more attractive.
Would that not be avoided if they were just micorwaved!
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