In a message dated 12/31/02 5:15:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, dotbnj@earthlink.net writes: > Carl, > I remember my mother buying beets and cooking the root for supper one > day and the tops for the next day. > Dot > Dot, Once on a trip to Maine, I ordered beet's thinking I would get the red part, and I got the green's. I remembered telling my wife, I bet they throw the best part away. Diesel