Saturday, February 27, 2021

Funny Name: Getting Friendly with Foods Edition

Did you know there was a time when kale was not popular? Not in smoothies, gnocchi, pizza, chips, pesto, and chocolate. A Cookbook for Diabetics (American Diabetes Association/ Maude Behrman, 1969 11th edition) reminds us that kale was once considered unusual.

Get Better Acquainted with Kale was part of a whole series, including Make Friends with Mangoes, Ask a Pomegranate to the Senior Prom, and See if Yogurt Will Let You Feel It Up in a Borrowed Firebird. (We try not to talk about Report Some Falafel to the FBI anymore, but it was in there too.)

4 comments:

  1. One slice of onion! That's rank cruelty, right there. Who can only eat *one* slice of onion?

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    1. I'm happier with zero slices of onion, but I hate pretty much everything.

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  2. The only onion my system tolerates is green onion. Now I'm imagining a tiny slice of a green onion in the pan. The vinegar in this recipe would guarantee that I wouldn't like kale.

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    1. I can't do green onions, but small amounts of dried onions or shallots are okay. Stupid annoying bodies.

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