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Post by paquebot on Dec 21, 2008 18:02:34 GMT -5
I grew Purple Haze last year and Cosmic Purple this year. Still have some CPs holding well in cold storage. Only thing that I don't like about them is that the purple color bleeds to everything else in soups and stews. Otherwise both are excellent when eaten raw.
Martin
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 21, 2008 20:41:50 GMT -5
Bloody carrots.  Martin, thanks for mentioning this. It would turn some people off from trying them you know.  I wouldn't eat beets until I was in my 30's because they turned potatoes streaky red. But I'm a big girl now ;Dand I can handle the confusion on my plate especially since you've given me fair warning. I got some friends on a non-gardening site interested in growing these next spring. I think I'll mention the mess to them as well, in an attempt to prepare them for an unusual culinary experience. |
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 22, 2008 4:16:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the info Martin. If you boil some white eggs with the purple carrots, will the eggs take the color? Sounds likely. Might be another natural egg dye for the spring holidays. Next time I hit the store, I'll grab some dark colored carrots and try it.
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Post by canadamike on Dec 22, 2008 13:21:43 GMT -5
Don't expect bleeding in the beet range Lynn, cooking water looks more dirty than very colored.
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Post by Alan on Dec 22, 2008 16:06:13 GMT -5
Anything high in Anthocyanin will leach into cooking water, which is good in certain instances, particularly because the anthocyanin is water soluble and as such becomes easier to digest and put to good use in our bodies. If you wanted to use an Anthocyanin for coloring, Kculi corn would be a great canidate I would think, cooking this corn turns the water, deep and dark purple, it is beautiful.
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Post by canadamike on Dec 22, 2008 16:49:19 GMT -5
Alan, how long a time do I have to expect from sedding to dry corn for Kculli???
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Post by paquebot on Dec 22, 2008 19:42:55 GMT -5
Purple carrots do end up with the water looking more dirty than purple. And. like beets, they will stain your fingers when you scrub them. I also grew Atomic Red the past two years but their color is not fugitive. Might add that the red ones were not my favorite as they suffered from some sort of rot both years.
Martin
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 23, 2008 5:22:44 GMT -5
Don't expect bleeding in the beet range Lynn, cooking water looks more dirty than very colored. Even if the egg takes on just a bit of color, I'd be happy.  |
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Post by canadamike on Dec 23, 2008 11:43:32 GMT -5
why don't you try it Flower? Eggs will end up grey, like the pale violet potatoes are...
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Post by Alan on Dec 23, 2008 13:11:26 GMT -5
I'm not sure the DTM Mike as I have yet to grow it and info is hard to come by on this variety.
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Post by canadamike on Dec 23, 2008 14:45:22 GMT -5
Looks like one which would benefit from pre-seeding in cells.... I sure will try to cross it...
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 24, 2008 6:41:49 GMT -5
why don't you try it Flower? Eggs will end up grey, like the pale violet potatoes are... LOL If they look disgusting, I will just feed them to the chickens. They won't complain. |
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Post by Alan on Dec 26, 2008 18:01:13 GMT -5
Try to keep some of the Kculli pure if possible, it is incredibly rare and only available to the seed trade via J.L. Hudson company in small amounts. I will say that my guess is this thing is probably about 110 days to dry, just my guess though.
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Post by canadamike on Dec 26, 2008 18:12:36 GMT -5
They'll be grown in a different spot, and I will take distance and wind direction in mind... In south america, this is sold all over in markets, both as food and natural medicinal stuff...
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Post by Alan on Dec 26, 2008 18:44:16 GMT -5
Yes, it is very popular there, but hard to get outside of Peru. An interesting thing about Peru is that taking any seed or vegetative matter out of the country is a felony as it is considered theft of cultural artifacts!
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I wouldn't eat beets until I was in my 30's because they turned potatoes streaky red. But I'm a big girl now ;Dand I can handle the confusion on my plate especially since you've given me fair warning. 
