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  1. Had to get this. It is supposed to have a higher vitamin content.
    http://i22.tinypic.com/10r72ix.jpg

    From the web site
    "The florets of the new cauliflower look like those of its white
    cousin, but are orange. More importantly, the vitamin content of
    orange cauliflower is higher because it contains 320 micrograms of
    beta-carotene per 100 grams, or approximately 25 times more vitamin A
    than white cauliflower."
    http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/2004/040412caulif.html

    It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.

    koko
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    "There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
    George Bernard Shaw

  2. koko said:

    It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.

    Darn! I was hoping it had cheese sauce built in to it. 🙂

    --
    Zilbandy

  3. <koko> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Had to get this. It is supposed to have a higher vitamin content.
    http://i22.tinypic.com/10r72ix.jpg

    From the web site
    "The florets of the new cauliflower look like those of its white
    cousin, but are orange. More importantly, the vitamin content of
    orange cauliflower is higher because it contains 320 micrograms of
    beta-carotene per 100 grams, or approximately 25 times more vitamin A
    than white cauliflower."
    http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/2004/040412caulif.html

    It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.

    koko


    My favorite farmer didn't want to grow cauliflower down here because
    something in the soil made it yellowish. I told him to call it Aztec Gold
    Special Cauliflower and charge double. They never did it, and now looky
    there. I think it'd be a hoot pickled. Green colors wash out, but the reds &
    oranges & yellows stay pretty nice.
    Edrena, faithful disciple of St. Vinaigrette

  4. Zilbandy said:
    koko said:

    It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.

    Darn! I was hoping it had cheese sauce built in to it. 🙂

    There ya go, that's a million dollar idea. Get busy.

    koko
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    updated 9/13

    "There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
    George Bernard Shaw

  5. <koko> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Had to get this. It is supposed to have a higher vitamin content.
    http://i22.tinypic.com/10r72ix.jpg

    From the web site
    "The florets of the new cauliflower look like those of its white
    cousin, but are orange. More importantly, the vitamin content of
    orange cauliflower is higher because it contains 320 micrograms of
    beta-carotene per 100 grams, or approximately 25 times more vitamin A
    than white cauliflower."
    http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/2004/040412caulif.html

    It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.

    koko

    Commonly sold as "Chedder Cauliflower" here in Nova Scotia.

  6. Peter wrote on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:07:53 GMT:

    P> <koko> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...
    ??>>
    ??>> Had to get this. It is supposed to have a higher vitamin
    ??>> content. http://i22.tinypic.com/10r72ix.jpg
    ??>>
    ??>> It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.
    ??>>
    ??>> koko

    Colored cauliflower looks pretty. There is both orange and
    purple and they make for interesting-looking dishes and dips
    when both are mixed with regular. However, to me it's like
    colored spaghetti: it looks much prettier before cooking and has
    no taste advantages (or any detectible difference!) There are
    numerous colored vegetables that sell for premium prices, like
    purple asparagus, but don't have different tastes. Another thing
    that was mentioned recently is striped and multicolored egg
    plants that are very pretty but don't look much different after
    cooking.

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    E-mail, with obvious alterations:
    not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

  7. In article <[email hidden]>, koko says...

    Quoted message said:


    Had to get this. It is supposed to have a higher vitamin content.
    http://i22.tinypic.com/10r72ix.jpg

    From the web site
    "The florets of the new cauliflower look like those of its white
    cousin, but are orange. More importantly, the vitamin content of
    orange cauliflower is higher because it contains 320 micrograms of
    beta-carotene per 100 grams, or approximately 25 times more vitamin A
    than white cauliflower."
    http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/2004/040412caulif.html

    It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.

    koko
    ---

    Excess vitamin A has been linked to higher risk for osteoporosis.

    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2002_April/ai_84211180

    Why do you need more?

    --
    Peter Aitken

  8. "James Silverton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:SK8Ki.4997$f%1.1839@trnddc01...

    Quoted message said:

    Peter wrote on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:07:53 GMT:

    P> <koko> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...
    ??>>
    ??>> Had to get this. It is supposed to have a higher vitamin
    ??>> content. http://i22.tinypic.com/10r72ix.jpg
    ??>>
    ??>> It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.
    ??>>
    ??>> koko

    Colored cauliflower looks pretty. There is both orange and purple and they
    make for interesting-looking dishes and dips when both are mixed with
    regular. However, to me it's like colored spaghetti: it looks much
    prettier before cooking and has no taste advantages (or any detectible
    difference!) There are numerous colored vegetables that sell for premium
    prices, like purple asparagus, but don't have different tastes. Another
    thing that was mentioned recently is striped and multicolored egg plants
    that are very pretty but don't look much different after cooking.

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

    Mmm, yes-my lovely striped eggplant wasn't nearly as pretty after grilling!
    Still tasted good, but looked pretty drab.

    Lynne A
    [email hidden]

  9. You mean the plain white one's not bad enough? ;-)

    Kate

    --
    Kate Connally
    “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
    Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
    Until you bite their heads off.”
    What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
    [email hidden]

  10. Peter A said:


    Excess vitamin A has been linked to higher risk for osteoporosis.

    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2002_April/ai_84211180

    Why do you need more?

    The cauliflower has beta-carotene, not vitamin A.
    Beta-carotene can be converted into vitamin A by
    the human body, but this conversion won't happen
    if the supply of vitamin A is already sufficient.
    That's why although you can be poisoned by excess
    vitamin A, you cannot be poisoned by excess
    beta-carotene. However, there are cases of people
    who acquire a yellowish skin coloration by
    consuming excess beta-carotene. This happened to
    the sister of a friend of mine, who was just nuts
    about drinking lots of carrot juice. It is a
    harmless condition, and I think it's reversible
    if you stop.

  11. In article said:

    Had to get this. It is supposed to have a higher vitamin content.
    http://i22.tinypic.com/10r72ix.jpg

    From the web site
    "The florets of the new cauliflower look like those of its white
    cousin, but are orange. More importantly, the vitamin content of
    orange cauliflower is higher because it contains 320 micrograms of
    beta-carotene per 100 grams, or approximately 25 times more vitamin A
    than white cauliflower."
    http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/2004/040412caulif.html

    It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.

    That's really pretty.

    I've had purple cauliflower; apart from being lavender in colour it was
    exactly the same as the white.

    Miche

    --
    In the monastery office --
    Before enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper
    After enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper

  12. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Miche said:
    In article said:

    Had to get this. It is supposed to have a higher vitamin content.
    http://i22.tinypic.com/10r72ix.jpg

    From the web site
    "The florets of the new cauliflower look like those of its white
    cousin, but are orange. More importantly, the vitamin content of
    orange cauliflower is higher because it contains 320 micrograms of
    beta-carotene per 100 grams, or approximately 25 times more vitamin A
    than white cauliflower."
    http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/2004/040412caulif.html

    It tastes like a regular cauliflower to me.

    That's really pretty.

    I've had purple cauliflower; apart from being lavender in colour it was
    exactly the same as the white.

    Miche

    That would be pretty in a salad!
    --
    Peace, Om

    Remove _ to validate e-mails.

    "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Steve Rothstein

  13. Kate Connally said:

    You mean the plain white one's not bad enough? ;-)

    Kate

    Oh no! Don't tell me you hate cauliflower?! I don't care about the colour
    of it or beta-kerotene (which, by the way, is the key thing in Vitamin A
    which is in also in carrots, hence, orange). Cauliflower is tasty!

    Jill

  14. jmcquown said:
    Kate Connally said:

    You mean the plain white one's not bad enough? ;-)

    Kate

    Oh no! Don't tell me you hate cauliflower?! I don't care about the colour
    of it or beta-kerotene (which, by the way, is the key thing in Vitamin A
    which is in also in carrots, hence, orange). Cauliflower is tasty!

    Jill

    Sorry, Jill. I know I'll be a sore disappointment to
    you, but, yes, I do indeed hate cauliflower, perhaps
    even more so than beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
    and asparagus. What can I say? I must have defective
    taste buds. I just hope you can forgive me for my
    failings.

    Kate

    --
    Kate Connally
    “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
    Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
    Until you bite their heads off.”
    What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
    [email hidden]

  15. Kate wrote on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:36:52 -0400:

    ??>> Kate Connally wrote:
    ??>>
    ??>>> You mean the plain white one's not bad enough? ;-)
    ??>>>
    ??>>> Kate
    ??>>
    ??>> Oh no! Don't tell me you hate cauliflower?! I don't care
    ??>> about the colour of it or beta-kerotene (which, by the
    ??>> way, is the key thing in Vitamin A which is in also in
    ??>> carrots, hence, orange). Cauliflower is tasty!
    ??>>
    ??>> Jill

    KC> Sorry, Jill. I know I'll be a sore disappointment to
    KC> you, but, yes, I do indeed hate cauliflower, perhaps
    KC> even more so than beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
    KC> and asparagus. What can I say? I must have defective
    KC> taste buds. I just hope you can forgive me for my
    KC> failings.

    What, if any, vegetables do you like? :-) I'll go along with you
    on broccoli tho' I don't mind the stems and hence broccolini
    isn't bad.

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    E-mail, with obvious alterations:
    not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

  16. James Silverton said:

    Kate wrote on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:36:52 -0400:

    ??>> Kate Connally wrote:
    ??>>
    ??>>> You mean the plain white one's not bad enough? ;-)
    ??>>>
    ??>>> Kate
    ??>>
    ??>> Oh no! Don't tell me you hate cauliflower?! I don't care
    ??>> about the colour of it or beta-kerotene (which, by the
    ??>> way, is the key thing in Vitamin A which is in also in
    ??>> carrots, hence, orange). Cauliflower is tasty!
    ??>>
    ??>> Jill

    KC> Sorry, Jill. I know I'll be a sore disappointment to
    KC> you, but, yes, I do indeed hate cauliflower, perhaps
    KC> even more so than beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
    KC> and asparagus. What can I say? I must have defective
    KC> taste buds. I just hope you can forgive me for my
    KC> failings.

    What, if any, vegetables do you like? :-)

    I like:
    corn
    green peas
    tomatoes
    lima beans
    green beans
    lettuce (iceberg and romaine)
    zucchini
    yellow squash
    eggplant
    butternut squash
    carrots (raw only)
    celery (raw only)
    onion
    scallions
    shallots
    radish
    cucumber
    daikon
    potato
    sweet potato
    plantain
    chiles (except very hot ones)
    bell peppers
    tomatillos
    cabbage
    napa cabbage
    artichoke (dip only)
    collard greens
    spinach
    water chestnuts
    bok choy
    kale
    snow peas
    sugar snap peas
    black-eyed peas

    Well, you asked! ;-)

    Kate

    --
    Kate Connally
    “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
    Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
    Until you bite their heads off.”
    What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
    [email hidden]

  17. Kate wrote on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:16:26 -0400:

    ??>> Kate wrote on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:36:52 -0400:
    ??>>
    ??>>>> Kate Connally wrote:
    ??>>>>
    ??>>>>> You mean the plain white one's not bad enough? ;-)
    ??>>>>>
    ??>>>>> Kate
    ??>>>>
    ??>>>> Oh no! Don't tell me you hate cauliflower?! I don't
    ??>>>> care about the colour of it or beta-kerotene (which, by
    ??>>>> the way, is the key thing in Vitamin A which is in also
    ??>>>> in carrots, hence, orange). Cauliflower is tasty!
    ??>>>>
    ??>>>> Jill
    ??>>
    KC>>> Sorry, Jill. I know I'll be a sore disappointment to
    KC>>> you, but, yes, I do indeed hate cauliflower, perhaps
    KC>>> even more so than beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
    KC>>> and asparagus. What can I say? I must have defective
    KC>>> taste buds. I just hope you can forgive me for my
    KC>>> failings.
    ??>>
    ??>> What, if any, vegetables do you like? :-)

    KC> I like:
    KC> corn
    KC> green peas
    KC> tomatoes
    KC> lima beans
    KC> green beans
    KC> lettuce (iceberg and romaine)
    KC> zucchini
    KC> yellow squash
    KC> eggplant
    KC> butternut squash
    KC> carrots (raw only)
    KC> celery (raw only)
    KC> onion
    KC> scallions
    KC> shallots
    KC> radish
    KC> cucumber
    KC> daikon
    KC> potato
    KC> sweet potato
    KC> plantain
    KC> chiles (except very hot ones)
    KC> bell peppers
    KC> tomatillos
    KC> cabbage
    KC> napa cabbage
    KC> artichoke (dip only)
    KC> collard greens
    KC> spinach
    KC> water chestnuts
    KC> bok choy
    KC> kale
    KC> snow peas
    KC> sugar snap peas
    KC> black-eyed peas

    KC> Well, you asked! ;-)

    Guess I had that coming! I'd go along with you apart from
    collard greens and plantains Tomatillos are only a chilli
    ingredient and daikon has texture but no taste that I can
    detect!

    James Silverton
    Potomac, Maryland

    E-mail, with obvious alterations:
    not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

  18. Kate Connally said:
    jmcquown said:
    Kate Connally said:

    You mean the plain white one's not bad enough? ;-)

    Kate

    Oh no! Don't tell me you hate cauliflower?! I don't care about the
    colour of it or beta-kerotene (which, by the way, is the key thing
    in Vitamin A which is in also in carrots, hence, orange).
    Cauliflower is tasty!

    Jill

    Sorry, Jill. I know I'll be a sore disappointment to
    you, but, yes, I do indeed hate cauliflower, perhaps
    even more so than beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
    and asparagus. What can I say? I must have defective
    taste buds. I just hope you can forgive me for my
    failings.

    Kate

    Hey, you like what you like. I'm very picky about my veggies - can't stand
    anything raw! So how can I not forgive you? I love your corn chowder and
    will be making some for my brother next week when he's home from the
    hospital.

    Jill

  19. jmcquown said:
    Kate Connally said:
    jmcquown said:

    Kate Connally wrote:

    >You mean the plain white one's not bad enough? ;-)
    >
    >Kate

    Oh no! Don't tell me you hate cauliflower?! I don't care about the
    colour of it or beta-kerotene (which, by the way, is the key thing
    in Vitamin A which is in also in carrots, hence, orange).
    Cauliflower is tasty!

    Jill

    Sorry, Jill. I know I'll be a sore disappointment to
    you, but, yes, I do indeed hate cauliflower, perhaps
    even more so than beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
    and asparagus. What can I say? I must have defective
    taste buds. I just hope you can forgive me for my
    failings.

    Kate

    Hey, you like what you like. I'm very picky about my veggies - can't stand
    anything raw! So how can I not forgive you? I love your corn chowder and
    will be making some for my brother next week when he's home from the
    hospital.

    Now you've got me hungry for it. I haven't made it
    for a while. Maybe next month after I get back from
    vacation. Enjoy your visit with your brother. My
    sister and I are going on vacation together. Always
    fun.

    Kate

    --
    Kate Connally
    “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
    Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
    Until you bite their heads off.”
    What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
    [email hidden]

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