[Sca-cooks] RE: Stuffed carrots - what would happen if

[Diamond Randall]

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Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Stuffed carrots-what would happen if
> It seems you would have to cut the carrots into sections since they have a
tendency to split.  I have done lots of carving in
 > veggies and carrots are darn hard to do without them just suddenly deciding
to split.  I have not seen the references Brighid > mentioned that can be
found in Granado where she says he describes hollowing out the insideof the
carrot to make a tube. > Would like to though.  I wonder if he says to
par-boil them for a bit to soften them.  That would make sense. Olwen

Tubes?  No problem, no splits.  Just go to Home Depot and get a new 1/4"
paddle style wood drill bit. Put it in a cordless drill and voila! The very
long shank of this item makes it easy to put a hole for stuffing in most
carrots.  As it is new and unsoiled, you can use the shreaded carrot leftovers
for making all sorts of garnish and salads too.
Though not a kitchen tool and especially not a period one, it does the job
without having to have a $50 kitchen gadget to clutter up your drawers.  Heck,
you can even recycle the the thing and use it when building stuff.  What a
concept!  Need a bigger hole?  Just buy the size you need.  The big bits are
great for excavating large perfect holes in small cabbages too without having
to struggle with using a knife to cut out the bottom of the core.  Again it
makes great coleslaw too!

Akim Yaroslavich
"No glory comes without pain"


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