"No. No they don't," said I. |
I pulled carrots today. I rinsed the dirt off in the outdoor sink and moved them inside. |
Miss M took it from there. |
So for a few hours in mid-day, the kitchen smelled liked homegrown carrots.
And then it smelled like pumpkin.
I've begun this story in the middle of things-- for you literary folk, that's in medias res. Earlier in the day, Mr Big Food & I had rectified his records with the true inventory of my freezer that I'd conducted a few days ago. We discovered
Like sucks, don't you know?
Later on it smelled like citrus and chicken and peppers. We still have
Here's the funny thing. I've noticed-- though I can't point to any specific reference-- that other folks who garden do what we did today. The veggie freezer is pretty empty right now. It's a good time to tidy it up, take stock, and consume the last of yesteryear's harvest.
And begin again!
Carrot top soup?? More info, please!
ReplyDeleteWe have a veggie stand about a half mile down the road. If we stop in to buy something like beets, the clerk always asks "do you want me to take the tops off?"..... NO...absolutely not....thank you. We have the beet greens for dinner that night (they don't hold very well). The beets themselves will hold way longer.
I've never thought about using carrot tops - other than feeding them to the horses. I'm guessing ... add onions, chicken broth, salt pepper and ???? maybe celery?
YUM!!!!
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