SC - Carrots and Turnips-Period?

[Elaine Koogler]

Ras,
Giant??  Is that the same Giant that we have here in Maryland?  I ask because I
don't recall seeing anything other than the standard orange carrot there.  Of
course we do live out in "SMIB Central" (Southern Maryland InBred, for those of
you who don't know...) and that could make a difference.  I can't even find
currants at our Giant here!

Kiri

LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/19/00 11:56:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> TerryD at Health.State.OK.US writes:
>
> << The first reference to the orange carrot appears in the 12th Century and
> the
>  carrots I've found in 16th Century paintings are orange.  Orange carrots
>  were very likely the norm by the late Middle Ages. >>
>
> Or a novelty worth recording. :-) 14th century texts refer to them as 'red',
> BTW.
>
> Most likely they had a variety of colors to choose from. In the last year in
> the modern world cooks are once again able to purchase carrots in many
> colors. Giant and Wegman's currently carries burgundy and orange ones in
> regular stock and I am anticipating white ones at both stores this fall.
>
> Ras
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