[Sca-cooks] Beets (was Eggplant)

[Stefan li Rous]

Ranvaig commented:
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/vegetables-msg.html
> > Curiously the red beet with a bulbous
> > root was new to Gerard; common beets were white or
> > yellow and eaten as greens. (Even in the 16th, beets
> > often were called by their French name.)
> > Alysoun
>
> Were they just new to England, but known in France and
> elsewhere, or a new variety?
>
> Do Lumdardy tarts use red beets or white/yellow beets?
> It doesn't sound like it means to use the greens.
Why not? I was wondering when I read that recipe earlier whether they 
meant the root or the greens. There are other egg dishes with chopped 
greens in them.

Stefan
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