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[shewhomust]

Since it is still winter, the vegetable stall was at the Farmers' Market this morning. They sell the best carrots ever, but this year they have something new -

Sticks of sprouts we know (and I have learned to cook the tops as well as the sprouts, since they are excellent) but purple, frilly sprouts? Why, yes, look at the close-up:

Very purple and very frilly. And now it's time to go and cook some for dinner.

ETA (03.03.17): Mystery solved! They are Kalettes, and they are one of the coolest trends of 2017.

Comments

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

A knob on the end, a knob on the end........... :o)

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Or in this case, a purple frilly flourish on the end - but yes, that's what I was thinking!