winter CSA, week 6

• two bunches hydroponic lettuce
• one bunch Rosie Asian greens
• six Rome apples
• three rutabagas (two bigger than my fist)
• one watermelon radish
• seven shallots
• thirteen baby turnips (are these baby scarlet? that seems the least-unlikely among the varieties they list as possibilities)
• four red potatoes
• two heads garlic
• dozen "pastured" eggs
• jar of, nominally, chopped tomatoes, though it looks more like puree to me
• 8oz jar Japanese knotweed honey

The eggs came with this note: "since these are washed, you'll want to store in the fridge". This raises two questions. First, washed? Second, when wouldn't I store raw eggs in the fridge? I always do, so this note puzzles me.

One of their suggestions for the radish is roasting. I've never roasted radishes, so I might give that a try (though some of it will almost certainly go into salad). The jar of tomato stuff will probably end up in a soup or stew. Most of the roots are good for roasting, though I'll try to broaden my horizons there. (Potatoes aren't the only thing that can be a gratin; turnips work too, I'm told.)

They note that the honey is good for tea. That's handy, as we like tea and, just last night, were noticing that the current jar is nearly empty. (Knotweed?) The hechsher (kosher certification) is one I hadn't seen before, Earth Kosher. ("K" on a globe.)