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Cooking & Baking

Retrograde

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14. I've heard of white beets

Reply to Backseat Driver (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 15, 2024, 02:56 AM

Jan 2024

but have never seen one. The rootlet does look beet-y. A beet will have rings -even red ones, which have alternating dark red and darker red ones - if you cut them on the equator.

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I took something out of the freezer [View all] Marthe48 Jan 2024 OP

We have mystery meals every couple of months or so. brer cat Jan 2024 #1

I have these turnips, or at least I call them turnips bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #2

These smell fruity Marthe48 Jan 2024 #4

Are they maple sausages? bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #5

If we were playing 20 Questions Marthe48 Jan 2024 #7

Rutabagas is my guess Retrograde Jan 2024 #8

Thanks but I don't think so, they're not as big as rutabagas bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #10

Baby rutabagas? Retrograde Jan 2024 #12

Could be a white beet - they can be quite large... Backseat Driver Jan 2024 #13

I've heard of white beets Retrograde Jan 2024 #14

Been there. MOMFUDSKI Jan 2024 #3

When in doubt throw it out, or throw it up. twodogsbarking Jan 2024 #6

Label items before putting them in the freezer Retrograde Jan 2024 #9

I label some things Marthe48 Jan 2024 #11