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Title: Road Kill
Post by: Buster54 on January 16, 2009, 08:27:55
Anyone know what these are (http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm265/Buster1954/DSCF0324.jpg)
Dropped of the back of a trailer yesterday,can't have them littering the street  ;D
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: woppa30 on January 16, 2009, 08:40:54
My first thought was of a stunted parsnip. My second thought is of some sort of beet used for animal feed. I think sugar beet is more of  ablack colour.
Boil them up with some rabbit and see what they taste like...... ;D
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: Buster54 on January 16, 2009, 09:05:28
Yes I think they are sugar beet (http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm265/Buster1954/sugarbeet.jpg),just been reading up on it says they transport them Jan to Feb to the factory's to have the sugar extracted just tried a bit raw it tastes like a sweet mild flavoured turnip gonna try some grated on my salad this dinner time,if you don't hear from me again don't try this at home  ;D
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: les65 on January 16, 2009, 10:40:16
could they be Mangels 
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: Larkshall on January 16, 2009, 11:03:33
Quote from: les65 on January 16, 2009, 10:40:16
could they be Mangels 

No, they're sugar beet not mangolds.
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: keyhole-kate on January 16, 2009, 12:06:22
i agree, sugar beet
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: star on January 16, 2009, 15:29:55
Im with the sugar beet crew ;D
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: Buster54 on January 16, 2009, 15:55:07
Thanks for your help guys and dolls its Sugar beet grated about 3oz with Chinese leafs -carrot-white cabbage-radishes-cress-pickled onions and some home made tomato relish bulked it up but couldn't taste it,roll on the next recipe Moooooo
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: tonybloke on January 16, 2009, 16:00:17
It's sugar beet. cut up, crush, extract liquid, reduce liquid, =  pure mollasses-type sugar,  yummy!! ;D
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: artichoke on January 16, 2009, 16:47:41
I'm with the sugar beet people - lived near sugar beet factory as a child and was constantly trying to make sugar out of road kill....
Title: Re: Road Kill
Post by: tonybloke on January 16, 2009, 17:06:25
there ain't many sugar factories about. these days. there is one within sight of yarmouth,
www.britishsugar.co.uk/RVEc310efd52bba44c985181f37e0f82796,,.aspx - 6k -
looks like a Cloud Factory on the horizon!!! ;)