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popcorn
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Carrots
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Sep 23 13:51 UTC 1994 |
What makes one carrot taste all bitter and the next one as
sweet as candy? Are there any shopping or storage tricks to
increase your chances of getting a sweet one?
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davel
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response 1 of 21:
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Sep 23 21:40 UTC 1994 |
I've long speculated about this. On the basis of my (*VERY* limited)
gardening experience, my best guess is that something in the growing
conditions (soil, water, that type of thing) is the explanation. But if
anyone actually *knows* anything, please speak right up!
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tnt
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response 2 of 21:
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Sep 23 23:58 UTC 1994 |
Dunk it into a jar of honey.
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danr
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response 3 of 21:
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Oct 15 22:46 UTC 1994 |
My theory is that it has to do with freshness. Unfortunately,
there is a lot of variability in how carrots lose freshness, so
even though they may have been in your refrigerator for a while,
some will still be good while others will be bitter.
But, who knows? I could be full of it on this one. :)
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popcorn
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response 4 of 21:
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Oct 16 15:34 UTC 1994 |
Carrot Mysteries.
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gracel
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response 5 of 21:
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Oct 16 21:21 UTC 1994 |
There is something else whose storage next to carrots tends to make
them bitter, & I don't remember what ... (onions? apples? or is
this a false memory entirely?)
But some carrots are delectable when they first enter your home,
and some are just carrots or worse. The ones we have grown are
usually worse. A former supervisor of mine, back in the work world,
said the secret lay in planting them far enough apart; I suspect
it also has to do with the general soil content of minerals & stuff.
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katie
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response 6 of 21:
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Oct 18 16:11 UTC 1994 |
Um, I have never eaten a bitter carrot. You guys are peeling them first,
aren't you?
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popcorn
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response 7 of 21:
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Oct 18 21:05 UTC 1994 |
Lately, no. If they're organic I just scrub them hard.
But I've had peeled ones that were bitter.
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popcorn
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response 8 of 21:
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Oct 18 21:06 UTC 1994 |
Definitely a thought that's worth checking out, though.
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tnt
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response 9 of 21:
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Oct 19 06:59 UTC 1994 |
I can just picture Valerie scrubbing that carrot...
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popcorn
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response 10 of 21:
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Oct 19 12:22 UTC 1994 |
Would you like me to scrub your carrot, too?
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chelsea
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response 11 of 21:
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Oct 19 13:28 UTC 1994 |
Valerie, we need to talk. ;-)
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md
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response 12 of 21:
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Oct 19 17:08 UTC 1994 |
This is a wonderful item. First there was Katie's line, "I have
never eaten a bitter carrot," which when I first read it I thought
would make a perfect opening line for a novel. Then Valerie invents
a brand-new euphemism, "scrubbing the carrot." Only on Grex.
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popcorn
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response 13 of 21:
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Oct 19 18:24 UTC 1994 |
Tim is most welcome to the credit for inventing that particular euphemism. :)
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tnt
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response 14 of 21:
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Oct 20 04:43 UTC 1994 |
I'll take the credit for the euphemism, but YOU must take the credit for
the dirty deed! Is it part of your Deja Vu routine?
Re: 11, Are you jealous??!
I'll be sure to bring a big carrot for Valerie to scrub to the next
Grex event we both attend...
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brenda
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response 15 of 21:
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Oct 27 15:21 UTC 1994 |
this is a little off track, but...
I got tired of eating carrots canned or thrown in a roast, so
one day i julienned them and sauteed them in a little margarine.
They were wonderful! the sauteeing brought out the sweetness.
Anyone have any other smiple things you can do with carrots?
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popcorn
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response 16 of 21:
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Oct 28 06:14 UTC 1994 |
Wash and chomp!
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tnt
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response 17 of 21:
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Oct 28 07:28 UTC 1994 |
But be safe, & inspect the carrot for diseases before you...consume...it!
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gracel
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response 18 of 21:
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Nov 7 03:40 UTC 1994 |
Peel them first if you have reason to be concerned about traces
of mold.
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cmcgee
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response 19 of 21:
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Aug 31 15:08 UTC 2006 |
Help! The cooking cf and "Joy of Cooking" have both failed me!
I need a really good carrot cake recipe. Birthday cake for a friend.
I'm looking for a traditional one, with the cream cheese icing. I can't
believe that 6 linear feet of cookbook shelves have not yet yielded a carrot
cake recipe. That includes every darn one of those little Time-Life recipe
cookbooks.
Anyone got a well-tried version?
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slynne
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response 20 of 21:
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Aug 31 17:54 UTC 2006 |
Google can help!
http://www.google.com/search?
hl=en&q=carrot+cake+with+cream+cheese+frosting
this is the number 1 site
http://cake.allrecipes.com/az/AwsmCrrtCCFrstng.asp
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jadecat
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response 21 of 21:
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Aug 31 19:36 UTC 2006 |
The Grexer formerly known as eeyore (Meg) makes this one- and it's
WONDERFUL!
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/etk_kitchens/12306.html
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