SC - chard

[Lorix]

LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/17/99 2:10:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> lorix at trump.net.au writes:
>
> << I have been puzzling over "chard" what exactly is it, is it just spinach?
> >>
>
> Chard is  a beet. Not spinach.
>
> Swiss chard (noun)
>
> First appeared 1832
>
>  : a beet (Beta vulgaris cicla) having large leaves and succulent stalks
> often cooked as a vegetable -- called also chard
>
> chard (noun)
>
> [modification of French carde, from Provencal cardo, from Latin carduus
> thistle, cardoon]
>
> First appeared 1664
>
>  : SWISS CHARD
>
> Ras

Thanks Ras,

Might it be known by another name (ie what would supermarkets sell it as), cause
I've looked and cannot find, although I have found several varieties of beet?

Lorix

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