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    High prices certainly are a concern. Bought a red bell pepper today to put in my Chocolate Chipotle Chili - $2.97/lb. Ouch. Asparagus at $7.97/lb? Uh, no.

    Commercially grown bananas will become scarce and expensive when a disease currently laying waste to plantations in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the middle east jumps to Central and South America. (Link to CBC's Quirks and Quarks.) And, Florida orange groves are being devastated by citrus greening. (Link to New York Times.)

    Aren't I a ray of sunshine?

    We also minimize buying out-of-season vegetables and fruits. We buy them when plentiful and (relatively) inexpensive then blanch and freeze or can them, then enjoying them during the off season. There is still about a pound of broccoli in the freezer. And jars of pickled jalapenos, zuke relish, salsa, tomatillo salsa, raspberry chipotle jam, and I can't remember what else. We eat a lot of root vegetables during the winter, and we are enrolled in a winter vegetable box program run by the local organic gardener. Still have some of his cabbage, a bag of beets, and some kale to use up.

    Looking forward to a crisp made from our own rhubarb, fresh local asparagus, local sweet corn, really fresh tomatoes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Abulafia View Post
    I admit that I have never been able to stand turnips. I didn't grow up eating them, and they have a very unpleasant association in my mind.
    We had the turnip last night and once again I wonder why I don't buy them more often. It's sort of a sweet taste, though some can be bitter, I think the old ones. You should try them again. Just boil and mash like potatoes with a bit of butter, salt and pepper. They need to boil longer than potatoes. As a kid I always enjoyed a few thin slices raw with a bit of salt on. We grew them in the garden one year, wow, do they take up a lot of space.
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    Turnips are the best. Actually, parsnips are the best and turnips are second best.
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    Parsnips are highly under rated. I never ate them until a friend gave me some that he had left in the ground over the winter they were delicious. He gave me another big bag this fall and I have used them in stews and pot roasts. I really like them mashed with hubbard squash, sweet potato or carrots. My husband doesn't even know he is eating them.

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    We like parsnips yet haven't had the best luck growing them. I think we will try again this year. Bought a couple good looking ones this weekend.
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    Fresh asparagus became available last weekend at a local farm. We bought a bunch, perhaps a pound, for $4 and grilled most of it. Bought another lb. the other day, haven't decided what to do with it. Perhaps blanch and freeze some.

    It seems our luck with parsnips may have changed! Planted seed and 13 have sprouted. Overnight lows will get uncomfortably close to freezing Saturday and Sunday nights so we will likely have to protect them.
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