Fresh young chard can be used raw in salads. Mature chard leaves and stalks are typically cooked or sauteed; their bitterness fades with cooking, leaving a refined flavor which is more delicate than that of cooked spinach.

To pickle beetroot :- Make a spiced vinegar as follows - 1 quart of vinegar, 1/2 ounce peppercorns, 8 cloves, 1ounce sugar, Bring to the boil for a few minutes, pour over the cooked beetroot in the jars and close lids immediately.

The sugar we use daily is generally produced either from sugar cane or sugar beet. Sugar beet is a root crop which, once harvested and processed, accounts somewhere in the region of 30% of the world's sugar production. It is also beginning to be processed for use as an "alternative fuel".

YES! There are several things that can turn your stool red, including beets and rhubarb. Occasionally after eating beets, stool can even be bright red. The phenomenon should pass within 24-48 hours, depending on the speed of your digestion.

No, all foods grow bacteria after a few hours if they are not refrigerated and could cause food poisoning.

Well, you see, it all depends just how many types of vegetebles are served at the 17th century party you are obviously attending. Check your spelling next time you post. Please?

Put cold beetroot in a blender,mix it with cold stock(Been in fridge)Put it in the oven, take it out,put it in fridge for the night. Next morning: Take it out of the fridge, Get a spoon... There ya have it,Cold beet soup:P

It changes colour and becomes NEUTRAL so it doesn't have any affect on anything.

It is because the coloring pigment of beetroot is soluble in water but that of carrot is not easily soluble.

Vegitables do lose some nutrients when cooked, but are still healthy.

if you make a baking soda solution(by mixing water with it), and using a cotton bud(which is dipped from the solution), you will have to write a message or text on a sheet of paper and then wait till it dries. Now take a slice of beetroot and rub it over the paper smoothly. The result is that the message will appear white after some 12 hours unlike how it was when you first rubed the slice over it. This can be considered as the reaction of baking soda solution with beetroot. Concerning the reaction between beetroot and plain baking soda, there is no reaction to happen.

Eating raw beetroot is not harmful.

Actually, It can't be classified as any of them.

Acid is any substance which furnishes H+ or Hydronium(H3O+) in water.

A base is a substance which furnishes OH- in water and alkali is a water soluble base.

But a beetroot won't do any of them. It would simply get swelled up due to absorption of water without affecting it.

Not only can they eat eat beets, it's recommended. Beets contain high concentration of natural source betanin ( a strong antioxidant), Vitamins B and C, folate, iron, potassium, and magnesium. Beets help support allergy control, healthy weight, energy levels, inflammation relief, antioxidant levels and immune system. Beets also pack a powerful punch for cleansing the liver. I feed my two dogs dehydrated beets with every meal. I re-hydrate them prior to feeding and it only take a couple seconds for them to return to their fresh appearance.

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it takes 3 mouths to grow ok

Beets grow well in most climates. If the weather is too hot in the summer (in Zone 8 climates), the beet roots become rather woody. But if the weather is too cold, young plants will skip developing the root and begin to seed. Their best grown if full sun, but can tolerate partial shade.

I think a turnip is a wounder type of food that you shoud get not just at the food store but you should plant it.You would have so much fun.A white and creemy inside with a wounderful flaver that will

Beets that have been cleaned can usually last in the fridge for a couple of weeks. If the beets are cooked, they will last a couple of days.

The brix reading for beets, like all foods, vary according to the health of the beet plant. On a refractometer that is calibrated in % Sucrose beet roots have a range from poor, average, good, and excellent. The brix readings for these are 6,8,10, and 12 respectively.

As the brix reading goes up so does the flavor and nutrient density. For more information on this concept see: http://www.highbrixgardens.com/highbrix/highbrix.html.

For a more complete listing of other fruits and veggies here is a free chart:

http://www.highbrixgardens.com/highbrix/Refractive%20Index%20of%20Crop%20Juices.pdf