Last year I ordered carrots from Azure Standard and they were the sweetest carrots we had ever eaten. Since then, every carrot we’ve tried has fallen short. Several months ago Vince bought carrots at one grocery store and then another. They were tasteless and we actually ended up throwing them in the compost pile.
We walked into a Mennonite market today and found these!
I bought two bundles of them and they are so delicious. The man in the store said he may have more on Friday so I’ll bet we’re calling and if he does, we may run up there and get more.
The carrot tops/greens are no nutritious and I can usually get by with using the greens as a substitute for parsley.
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I washed and rinsed and washed and rinsed and got the tops all clean of sand, grit and debris. Separated the stems from the “leaves” and it’s all in the freeze dryer, including the stems. I thought it would only fill three trays but it actually filled all four trays. The stems are tough so I’ll run them through the blender and make a powder for adding to soups and stews.
Dottie says
Those are BEAUTIFUL carrots! I’m so used to seeing packaged carrots that have probably been around for who knows how long and the ones you are showing make me want to go buy some FRESH carrots.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
We have not been able to get good carrots in the grocery stores. Those Azure Standard carrots spoiled us. When we got home with these today, Vince washed one, took a bite and said “ohhh, you HAVE to taste this!” Then he asked me if we could grow carrots here. Maybe carrots will be what gets him interested in gardening.
Susan says
Now find the parsnips and I can have soup. =)
judy.blog@gmail.com says
They’re hard to find around here too. Our WM actually has some in stock but they’re less from Azure Standard so I have them on order from there. I hope you can find some around there.