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| mom2my2boyz |
Posted - Aug 22 2009 : 2:57:44 PM
Is there anything to do with carrot tops? I have lots and it just seems like a waste to throw so much "green" away. Anyone here do anything useful with them??
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Aug 02 2010 : 1:56:00 PM
I usually just toss them (and all the rest of my vege scraps, peels, etc...) into water to make a rich veggie stock.
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| Nigella |
Posted - Aug 02 2010 : 1:52:53 PM
I've had them in a lovely, light summer soup. Mmmmmm sooo good!!
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| prairielandherbs |
Posted - Aug 01 2010 : 09:22:07 AM
my bunny eats them, and I'm dyeing silk with them! |
| 4forMe |
Posted - Aug 01 2010 : 08:46:46 AM
Mine go to my chickens, who love them...otherwise the compost pile.
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| prairie_princess |
Posted - Aug 01 2010 : 08:24:35 AM
that sounds yummy, angela! thanks for reposting that link... i finally took a peek and there are some great recipes in there. Though I'm still wondering if anyone has tried drying them?
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 31 2010 : 1:41:05 PM
I haven't been brave enough to try more than a nibble of mine... how silly is that?!
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| natesgirl |
Posted - Jul 31 2010 : 10:57:14 AM
I found this link inside the previous link!
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotops.html
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| natesgirl |
Posted - Jul 31 2010 : 10:41:34 AM
They are an amazing addition to soups and for making stock with. They have a stong flavor and would be usable dry. My grandma used to cut them up and add them into everything, even with her roasts and baked chicken! I'm gonna be usin mine in my chicken soups and venision stews.
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| prairie_princess |
Posted - Jul 31 2010 : 06:09:45 AM
I remembered this post from last year... hadn't tried eating the tops, so wondered if anyone else had some yummy recipes to share? Has anyone dried them in the dehydrator? That's what I'm hoping to try. Kristin said you can use them like basil, so I assume you could dry them like basil as well? I want to make sure I have a plan this year so I don't waste all those lovely greens! :)
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
- Charles Dudley Warner |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Aug 31 2009 : 5:37:29 PM
Our llama, whose name is Rocky, LOVES them. When he sees me coming to his pen with green stuff in my hands he comes running.
Have you ever watched a llama run? What a funny sight!!!
CJ
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| Singing Tree Farm |
Posted - Aug 31 2009 : 09:05:21 AM
I didn't get to try it yet this year, but it's supposed to be good for dyeing wool.
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| rhondacate |
Posted - Aug 30 2009 : 6:43:08 PM
We have customers who specifically request the carrot tops. They are "raw food" people and they make green smoothies with them. But that's about all I know. ?
~Rhonda
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Aug 30 2009 : 10:49:15 AM
I give mine to my Rabbits and goats. They love them!
Maggie |
| forgetmenot |
Posted - Aug 29 2009 : 10:38:20 AM
Robin, I absolutely loved the carrotmuseum site, and saved it to my favorites. I'll try some of those recipies. Thanks!
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| windypines |
Posted - Aug 28 2009 : 5:14:56 PM
Second the pig idea. My pigs pick out the carrot tops first!
Michele |
| 1930sgirl |
Posted - Aug 28 2009 : 2:57:52 PM
I vote for the compost pile as well
Joyce |
| 4HMom |
Posted - Aug 28 2009 : 1:55:22 PM
My rabbits prefer the tops to the bottoms! Pigs and chickens eat 'um too. But without critters, the compost is an excellent option to get the nutrients back eventually.
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Aug 28 2009 : 08:55:08 AM
All my dogs love veggys, that is why my gardens are fenced, lol
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| suzifire |
Posted - Aug 28 2009 : 02:02:40 AM
Don't completely rule out the dog! They need greens, too In fact many domestic animals like greenery, I have a cat that adores fresh spinach & will even steal it from the rabbit cage
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Aug 23 2009 : 06:47:44 AM
Couldn't you use them to make pesto? I have never made it, but maybe the tops could be used like half with basil. I bet they are full of all kinds of good nutrition. You could also put them in salad. I use celery tops in salads and even in tuna salad.
Kris
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Aug 23 2009 : 04:23:06 AM
my pigs like them
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| mom2my2boyz |
Posted - Aug 22 2009 : 7:42:44 PM
thanks, girls - the compost pile won. :o) If I had any animals around that would eat them (my dog probably wouldn't appreciate them), I would've shared, but alas....no such animals yet. somday when we get our place in the country! :o)
"So I threw my hands in the air. I was done with Wal-Mart and Wonderbread. I wanted something real."
-Excerpted from Jenna Woginrich's book, "Made from Scratch" a must-read! |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Aug 22 2009 : 6:55:16 PM
compost pile, rabbits, horses, cattle, goats and sheep, chickens, squierrls, etc...
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| Roxy7 |
Posted - Aug 22 2009 : 4:17:28 PM
I didnt know they were edible. I found this website.
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/recipes.html#tops |
