"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> Which reminds me, has anyone else noticed this? I really don't
>> use that many carrots, so when I make pot roast, I like to buy a
>> one pound bag. Well, the pound size bag has the world's thinnest
>> carrots. If I want the thick ones, the kind I like for pot roast or
>> stew, I have to buy the gigunda bag, a lifetime supply.

> I've never noticed a connection between carrot size and package size.
> Being a gardener, I guess I'm aware of the fact that these things come
> from the ground, not the Star Trek food synthesizer, so there's no real
> consistency.

Before you go thinking, nancy thinks carrots are made in a factory,
check out how they are packed. I've grown carrots, I know they come
in different sizes. In one pound bags, mostly I find they pack the skinny
carrots. Seems I'm not alone in experiencing this, judging from the other
posts. I can only think it has to do with being easier to get close to
filling
the bag while being more or less one pound.

> If your main use for fatter carrots is things like pot roast, but the
> excess from the 5 lb bag gets gnarly before you can use them all, why not
> freeze them? Peel, cut to the size you want, blanch briefly, drain, cool
> and package in Serious Freezer Bags.

Yeah, I could do that. I don't hate carrots, I like carrots! I really just
don't eat them much. Sometimes I do like carrots sticks for a snack,
once in a while I'll make carrots as a side dish (make that once in a
great while), in salads? Sure. But usually, a bag of carrots will wind up
being tossed. My outdoor contingent of pets (aka squirrels) laugh at
my pitiful efforts to feed them anything but bird seed and peanuts.

nancy