So, as everybody knows, the Obamas are planting a vegetable garden

[conuly]

Which is just peachy. Zillions of pointless comments have already been made on the subject. (My favorite are the ones going on about how "unimportant" this is when there are other things, the economy and whatnot. Guess what? Only one member of that family is getting paid to be President. Everybody else can spend their time gardening if they like. Man, sometimes...)

At any rate, possibly the strangest comment I've seen so far is that the Obamas should plant beets. Now, I've taught myself to like beets over the past year. (I need a new goal for this year, you know.) I can enjoy them now. But seriously - nobody has to plant beets if they don't want to! HONestly! I can't imagine anything more frustrating than dealing with root vegetables as a newbie gardener anyway.

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[barnhengemama.livejournal.com]

Actually, beets are really easy to grow. And you can eat both the greens and the root, so you get a lot of mileage out of 'em. And they are really tasty when roasted :)

However, I was wondering how PC this garden is going to have to be. Say the Obama's don't like beets. So then they shouldn't grow them, right? I certainly wouldn't, but "beet partisanship" ? Sheesh.

Also they stain the hell out of your fingers when you peel 'em.

[conuly]

Well, the Obamas are big on chores, right? Make the girls peel the beets!

I don't peel my beets, actually. I rarely peel anything. It takes me more time than cookbooks suggest to do my prepwork as it is - generally something like twice as long, at least - so I'm not adding to it unless it's crucially necessary.