tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post622073071502286639..comments2023-06-26T04:43:52.655-04:00Comments on The Lethological Gourmet: Friday Rant - you mean, that comes out of the ground?The Lethological Gourmethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-50769377615209307442008-08-11T16:49:00.000-04:002008-08-11T16:49:00.000-04:00Well, honestly, I don't know if they're exactly th...Well, honestly, I don't know if they're exactly the same kind of cherries...they might be a slightly different variety. It was more the fact that she thought that the maraschino cherries grew on the tree like that...The Lethological Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-70516505655646583572008-08-11T14:18:00.000-04:002008-08-11T14:18:00.000-04:00i'm all for eating veggies straight from the earth...i'm all for eating veggies straight from the earth. I have a bach degree in Nutritional Sciences. And yet...I had no idea maraschino cherries were the same kind of cherries I get at the grocery store in the produce department. Guilty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-28573967760979921632008-08-11T09:41:00.000-04:002008-08-11T09:41:00.000-04:00Every once in a while a veggie will trip me up - l...Every once in a while a veggie will trip me up - like avocados. For some reason, it doesn't seem logical to me that avocados grow on trees. I have no idea why it doesn't seem logical to me, but there you have it.<BR/><BR/>Crabby, I've never tried yellow cherries, but it sounds intriguing. I wonder whether anyone's done any studies on red vs. yellow cherries? I did a brief google search but didn't look past the first page of results (didn't see anything).<BR/><BR/>Miz, I guess I'd be in the mid-range of organic/local foods. My mother is really gung-ho in that she buys local organic veggies almost exclusively. I know people who are perplexed they can't get blueberries in December. Me? I'm not a stickler on organic, though it's nice to have, and I try to get as local as possible, but sometimes that means CA.The Lethological Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-22385172959826836782008-08-11T08:40:00.000-04:002008-08-11T08:40:00.000-04:00Too funny! I've often wondered if the tasty yello...Too funny! I've often wondered if the tasty yellow cherries have as many antioxidants as the red ones, so that's the sort of cherry color question I was anticipating--the maraschino thing cracked me up!<BR/><BR/>While I'm pretty in touch with where fruit and veggies come from, I'm pretty much in denial about meat. Otherwise I'd be a vegetarian.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-34686346156726842892008-08-09T06:49:00.000-04:002008-08-09T06:49:00.000-04:00!!!I think I/we lose sight of this because of the ...!!!<BR/><BR/>I think I/we lose sight of this because of the people with whom Ive surrounded myself.<BR/>In my 'circle' I know that I am the least clean eater/organic eater/whatever you wanna call it.<BR/><BR/>can.not.believe.someone.said.that.<BR/><BR/>and yet I can.<BR/><BR/>M., who is off to the farmers market this morning to get some dirrty veggies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-6699803412064644742008-08-08T18:32:00.000-04:002008-08-08T18:32:00.000-04:00Javachick, I'm very impressed you're growing lettu...Javachick, I'm very impressed you're growing lettuce too! I admit I don't have much of a green thumb, but I have made bread and I've made cheese, so I don't buy everything I eat at the store (well, except the flour...)<BR/><BR/>Charlotte, wow, that's priceless! She didn't even know what a real cherry was? Or a nectarine? Wow. That's amazing.The Lethological Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-91307945858879192152008-08-08T16:30:00.000-04:002008-08-08T16:30:00.000-04:00So funny you should bring this up! At a girl's ni...So funny you should bring this up! At a girl's night out last weekend, there was a huge gorgeous fruit tray. And when i put some cherries on my plate the girl next to me said "what are those?" And i thought she was kidding. But nope! She'd really never seen a cherry before and was also shocked it wasn't "maraschino" I also had to explain nectarines to her. Weird.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-84705804820168432722008-08-08T15:11:00.000-04:002008-08-08T15:11:00.000-04:00I grew up in the country and my parents always had...I grew up in the country and my parents always had a vegetable garden. We even had chickens. Even then, was not impressed with the idea of eating those chickens. Somehow, when the come from the grocery store it's less personal. <BR/><BR/>My husband grew up in a small town, which was near enough to country to know that vegetables grow in the ground. Still, the first time I grew lettuce in containers on our deck, he was quite impressed. I think he was under the impression that it must be much more complicated than putting some seeds in a container of soil and watering it.JavaChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816858010039395389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-19440165403384804282008-08-08T10:26:00.000-04:002008-08-08T10:26:00.000-04:00I remember being really impressed once, when I was...I remember being really impressed once, when I was teaching French at a Montessori in St Louis, that they had a garden that the students were keeping. They used it to learn about plants and seasons and all that. Growing up in a big city, none of the schools I went to ever had anything like that, and my mother didn't start growing veggies on her roofdeck until after I was grown up and out of the house.The Lethological Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854598032016806639.post-10537531712651145712008-08-08T10:15:00.000-04:002008-08-08T10:15:00.000-04:00I grew up on a farm. We had livestock and a huge g...I grew up on a farm. We had livestock and a huge garden. I knew precisely where my food came from. I do understand,though, after you've been away a few years (or decades) perceptions change. When I check eggs at the store I often put a carton back because of a smudge on a shell.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.com