Sylvia wrote:

> > school menu and supermarket bagged "baby carrots" are a different animal.
>
> I don't know about school carrots, but the baby carrots I buy at the
> supermarket ARE different from the regular-sized carrots. There is a
> clear stem- and leaf-end and the noticeable woody area in the middle of
> larger carrots is missing. Plus, as I said earlier, they taste
> noticeably sweeter. I can't speak for anywhere else, but I really think
> the baby carrots sold here are really BABY carrots.

The "baby carrots" that we get in stores here are a variety of carrot that, when
mature, are short and stubby. They are fully grown. They are not just large
carrots that were picked before their time.