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Title: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 09:46
Ok so we really dont need anymore beetroot chutney making buti have seven pound left, so what do i do with it.

Seven pound looks like a lot of beetroot.
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: DD. on July 19, 2013, 09:57
YOU are asking US???????  :lol:
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 10:08
YOU are asking US???????  :lol:


Yep  :wub: you wait till you ask what to do with your peas. I am out of ideas, its the heat  :lol:
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: DD. on July 19, 2013, 10:11
I NEVER have any problem with what to do with peas, other than trying to get some to make it home!
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: joyfull on July 19, 2013, 10:18
chocolate and beetroot cake, borscht, beetroot crisps, roasted as a veg  :)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 10:25
chocolate and beetroot cake, borscht, beetroot crisps, roasted as a veg  :)

Can i do beetroot crisps without a dehydrater.  ;) i have just been googling cakes so may have to have a go. Thanks
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: joyfull on July 19, 2013, 10:48
I dont know BQ, all I know is I love them  :lol:
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: joyfull on July 19, 2013, 10:58
Looks like you can according to this page (http://www.mycookinghut.com/2007/07/28/beetrootcrisps/)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 11:35
Oohhh sounds great, have found an old recipe stuffed in the recipe box for weetabix beetrot cake, cant remember making it so watch this space  ???
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: BobE on July 19, 2013, 11:39
Can't you bottle them?  I usually buy a jar of beetroot at Christmas.  Two types, crinkle cut and straight cut.  No expense is spared.
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 11:42
Can't you bottle them?  I usually buy a jar of beetroot at Christmas.  Two types, crinkle cut and straight cut.  No expense is spared.


I kept baxters in bussiness for the whole of my childhood, nan used to buy 2-3 jars a week. I cant put anymore in jars as i am running low and hubby is getting a bit twitchy with how many jars areon my cooling mat waiting to be labelled. He said yeaterday they are the same jars as yesterday arent they........... Errrrr of course they are





NOT  ::)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: BobE on July 19, 2013, 11:54


I kept baxters in bussiness for the whole of my childhood, nan used to buy 2-3 jars a week. I cant put anymore in jars as i am running low and hubby is getting a bit twitchy with how many jars areon my cooling mat waiting to be labelled. He said yeaterday they are the same jars as yesterday arent they........... Errrrr of course they are

NOT ::) [size=78%] [/size]


Order more jars, tell him you are nesting because of the baby.
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2013, 12:12
WINE?? ;) ;)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: BobE on July 19, 2013, 12:14
WINE?? ;) ;)


moan moan moan moan moan complain moan  ;)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2013, 12:16
Why are you moaning BobE  :lol:  Don't you like wine?   :)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: BobE on July 19, 2013, 12:17
Why are you moaning BobE  :lol:  Don't you like wine?   :)


I was only doing what you said.
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2013, 12:18
Oh sorry,didn't realise you can't spell!  ;) :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: BobE on July 19, 2013, 12:21
Oh sorry,didn't realise you can't spell!  ;) :lol: :lol: :lol:


Twas a play on words. Miss Pendant.
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 12:26
Get back on the topic.


My beetroot crisps are fab i would have taken a pic but so far four trays have come out and not one has made it into the waiting bowl.  ::) easy to do and tasty. Yummmy  :wub:
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2013, 12:27
I am!  :)

Back to the beetroot.  I have never made beetroot wine myself, Brian never leaves enough for me to try it, but I do have a recipe somewhere I think!  :) :)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2013, 12:29
Get back on the topic.


My beetroot crisps are fab i would have taken a pic but so far four trays have come out and not one has made it into the waiting bowl.  ::) easy to do and tasty. Yummmy  :wub:

I've done carrot and parsnip crisps, but not beetroot.  Once I get some decent beets I will have a try.  How are you doing them BQ?  oven or deep fried?
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 12:29
I am!  :)

Back to the beetroot.  I have never made beetroot wine myself, Brian never leaves enough for me to try it, but I do have a recipe somewhere I think!  :) :)



Tea total for this house. Brian has the right idea cant waste beetroot on wine  :lol: crisps just see link below so easy joyfull found it.  :D
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2013, 12:32
link?  where?  not got me glasses on!  :)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 12:34
Looks like you can according to this page (http://www.mycookinghut.com/2007/07/28/beetrootcrisps/)



That one, 10-15 mins in the oven. One made it into the bowl for all of two seconds and its gone again  :lol:
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 12:48
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s184/judey_wooo/d3e935a68aef21c68fc2ce9a581789a1.jpg)


What you cant see is the kids hovering to eat them. All off them gone faster than sweets or popcorn.
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2013, 12:59
Ahhhhhh, that's why I missed it, my page goes the other way, so it was on previous page, not below!!   :lol: :lol: :lol:

They look nice!
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 13:03
I took the last lot out slightly early...... Why....... So i actually got some. I stood in the kitchen secretly eating some  ::) :lol:

Oh no i am becoming a secret beetroot eater.
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2013, 13:11
At least they are not deep fried, and you know beetroot is good for you!   :)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: tadpole on July 19, 2013, 15:22
Beetroot Jam
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: BobE on July 19, 2013, 16:02

Oh no i am becoming a secret beetroot eater.


That could make a song
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Mrs Bee on July 19, 2013, 22:03
At least they are not deep fried, and you know beetroot is good for you!   :)

It also has strange effects on the body ::)

You could turn them into a refreshing beetroot salad with orange juice, oil seasoning, chopped chive and crushed garlic.

Or mix with some dill and creme fraiche or soured cream and seasioning as an accompaniment to oily fish or smoked fish.  You can also do this with a dollop of beetroot chutney and the creme fraiche.

Annie Bell has a gorgeous pink  cake made with beetroot and a cream cheese frosting.

Mix the beetroots with other root veg, oil, herbs and vinegar and roast them.
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 22:09
I do have a lot of the annie bell books and that rings a bell so will get digging them out.

No orange juice, onion etc for a few more weeks, they give me horrific heartburn still. I am on my second tub of bicarb already. This baby will need bicarb withdrawl therapy  :ohmy:
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: BobE on July 19, 2013, 22:11
Got any names planned yet BQ?
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 22:12
Got any names planned yet BQ?


Nope............. Baby beetroot
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: joyfull on July 19, 2013, 22:38
glad the beetroot crisps turned out ok BQ - they looked yummy  :)
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: Beetroot queen on July 19, 2013, 22:40
Kids have asked for more tomorrow.  :D
Title: Re: 7lb of beetroot any ideas
Post by: compostqueen on July 19, 2013, 22:48
I'll have a go at those  :)

I made HF-W's beetroot choc cake and my word it's lush  :ohmy: :tongue2: