ugly CSA week 11

[cellio]

• 1 large green cabbage
• 1 large bunch kale
• 2 medium-large tomatoes
• 1 butternut squash
• 4 Crimson Crisp apples
• a dozen small red potatoes

Weight: about 10.5 pounds.

Yay, more squash!

The cabbage weighs about 4 pounds. Some of it will become cabbage soup (beef). Some will probably become coleslaw. That won't account for all of it unless I make a big batch of soup and freeze some. Which I might.

I hadn't heard of that apple variety before. The wisdom of the Internet suggests it's a good one to eat straight and doesn't talk about cooking with it. I can do that.

The folks running the CSA have kindly agreed to an alternate pickup day for those of us who can't pick up next Wednesday, Yom Kippur. Good; I was hoping to not have to miss the final share.

Comments

[fauxklore]

Oddly, I got some crimson crisp apples at one of the local farmers' markets recently. They're a nice, well-balanced (not too sweet, not too tart) eating apple.

[sine_nomine]

I love crimson crisp. Very good for eating out of hand. Don't think I would cook with it. And I envy your cabbage problem.

[magid]

I've not heard of Crimson Crisps before; the name is excellent!

I asked a (nonJewish) friend to pick up my farm share for me, since the pickup window ends as YK does. It's really nice of your CSA folks to do an alternate pickup for Jewish folks!

Also, if you like roasted veggies, chunks of cabbage do pretty well.

[cellio]

I do like roasted veggies; thanks for the tip!

Asking a non-Jewish friend to pick up for me was my backup plan, but since my pickup location is right in the middle of the main Jewish neighborhood, I suspected I wouldn't be the only one affected and asked about alternatives.