[Sca-cooks] swiss chard =/= beet greens?

[Michael Gunter]

  Cordelia Toser commented:
>I have been told by cooks I thought knowledgeable that the roots of the 
>beet were not considered food in period, but that the leaves were.  It 
>hasn't been on my hot list to verify this one.

Well, you should. I happen to love beet tops but the root makes
me nauseous. Go fig.

But beet tops cooked in some oil and butter and sprinkled with a bit
of balsalmic makes a very good meal.

Gunthar