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By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:33:41 +0000

re: beets

PINK POOP!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:33:15 +0000

Georgia is hot. Hotter than it was here this weekend. I’m going there this week…again. Ugh. Athens is famous for the B-52s and for not being where the real housewives of Atlanta are from.

If you want to work a corporate job, be prepared to drive into Atlanta like everyone else and during winter, when there’s 1″ of snow, be ready to take the day off.

By: Caitlin Jane

Caitlin Jane — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:45:55 +0000

England really is behind the times when it comes to cold storage. It was with complete joy when I was there at 18 years old and being offered my first legal beer. Then Uncle John got it out of a closet and I was repulsed. Warm beer, not so much.

Some people are just WEIRD when it comes to beets, right Ali?

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:45:33 +0000

1) I love beets. I never buy/cook/eat them because Adam hates them. Every once in a while I bring them home and make him re-try them because I find it impossible that he would hate something so great. But to no avail.
2) I would adore a canning party. But the 5 hour time difference makes scheduling tricky. Plus, here in Jolly old Angleterre we don’t have anywhere to keep the canned goodies once they are done. We have a fridge the size of a cooler and no closets/pantry etc.

By: scienkoptic

scienkoptic — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:41:04 +0000

I wish I could. I was just up there a few weeks ago. My brother is there now. He’s got a place up in the mountains and it’s probably about as close as Saluda to Asheville.

I came close to buying a house in Asheville. When I was up there, I did spend a little time wondering why I hadn’t.

By: Caitlin Jane

Caitlin Jane — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:55:35 +0000

Can you recommend a real estate agent in Asheville? I had a friend with a home in Saluda, which I believe is near Asheville, and by all accounts, it’s amazing. I never went.

I seriously love beets. I love them raw, roasted, boiled, pickled…what other versions are there? I made beet risotto once, it was ok but not the best.

By: scrambledhenfruit

scrambledhenfruit — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:53:06 +0000

Yay! There is another beet lover in the world! So glad you enjoyed the pickles. (And they’re even better after sitting in the refrigerator for a couple of days, if you can get them to last that long.)

By: scienkoptic

scienkoptic — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:22:39 +0000

The hell with athens… Go to Asheville,NC.

By: cj's sis

cj's sis — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:03:05 +0000

I haven’t been to Athens, but I have spent time in the area, and it is beautiful!!! Red earth, kudzu, lots of green…but it is sooooo humid (way worse than TO). Warm all winter tho’

By: Jana

Jana — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:19:57 +0000

I’d be so down for a canning party! It may have to be a on a weeknight though…