In the market

Carrots

July 26, 2006

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What it is: While not as luscious as a home-grown tomato or a perfectly ripe peach, a summer carrot, fresh from the field, is a very sweet thing -- a far cry from the orange roots packed in plastic bags at supermarkets. That variety is usually Imperator, a long, tapered carrot prized by large-scale farmers for its high yields, long ... (Full article: 331 words)