"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
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>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
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>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote
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>>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>> I suspect skinny carrots are put in those bags because how would you feel
>> if the bag just contained 3 carrots, 1/3 lb each? For some recipes, that
>> would be OK, but not for others. And, there are idiots who'd think
>> "Duh...what a rip. Just 3 carrots. This store sucks I hate the world I'm
>> goin' to Wal Mart from now on".
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> Heh. Yes, exactly. Harder to measure out exactly a pound with larger
> 'denominations' and a couple/three would be in the bag at that weight.
> While I assume those are the cause, the effect is that I have to buy a big
> bag if I want big carrots.
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> nancy
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I'm wondering if you could blanch the extras and freeze them.

Wait....I said that already. Never mind.