Chicory/Endive
- mkkayla
- Supporter in '14
I buy 5 different types of lettuce every weekend, red leaf, green leaf, endive, escarole, and romaine. Saturday this girl rang it all up as romaine. Since it's all the same price it didn't really matter, but did she really think it was all romaine? Usually they ask and I explain what each bag is, this chick was too lazy, I guess.
Around here they're pretty good about getting all the greens right, probably because it's all different prices - at my favorite store, green or red lettuce is $1.25 a head, endive/escarole is $.99 a pound and romaine is $1.50 a head or thereabouts (I don't generally buy romaine, so I'm not sure). At two stores, parsley is $.99 a bunch, cilantro is more, and they always get that one right too.
- Mum
- I GAVE, dammit!
Aha!
'Fine frizee' aka curly endive:
http://www.oakleaf-european.co.uk/galle ... ine640.jpg
From here:
http://www.oakleaf-european.co.uk/gallery.htm
'Fine frizee' aka curly endive:
http://www.oakleaf-european.co.uk/galle ... ine640.jpg
From here:
http://www.oakleaf-european.co.uk/gallery.htm
- RavenShade
- Thanks for the Memories
"Um, so what did I buy guys?"
Nothing. You said it was free.
I've also started to learn (relearn) codes because some of the cashiers are just clueless.
The other day Elmyra and I rang up our own groceries (she enjoys that) and we were so perplexed. Parsley was nowhere on the screen. Turned out, it was listed as "Herbs, parsley". Now who goes looking for parsley under H?
Nothing. You said it was free.
I've also started to learn (relearn) codes because some of the cashiers are just clueless.
The other day Elmyra and I rang up our own groceries (she enjoys that) and we were so perplexed. Parsley was nowhere on the screen. Turned out, it was listed as "Herbs, parsley". Now who goes looking for parsley under H?
- mmercedesmom
- Supporter in '09
I know in different areas things are known by somewhat different names, but this is what escarole looks like in my area:
http://www.oakleaf-european.co.uk/galle ... ole640.jpg
This looks like the curly endive/chicory in the stores here.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/v ... eleaf2.jpg
It took me a long time to figure out some years ago, because many of the stores I went to had them both, but labels were often mixed up. Cashiers didn't usually know either. They do look somewhat different from season to season too, individual variations, I guess. If I send my husband for either endive or escarole, he goes by the tag on the shelf and whatever "green stuff" is nearest. So it's always a surprise. ;-)
Did Piggy enjoy whatever you brought home?
http://www.oakleaf-european.co.uk/galle ... ole640.jpg
This looks like the curly endive/chicory in the stores here.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/v ... eleaf2.jpg
It took me a long time to figure out some years ago, because many of the stores I went to had them both, but labels were often mixed up. Cashiers didn't usually know either. They do look somewhat different from season to season too, individual variations, I guess. If I send my husband for either endive or escarole, he goes by the tag on the shelf and whatever "green stuff" is nearest. So it's always a surprise. ;-)
Did Piggy enjoy whatever you brought home?
No one got to taste the mystery green last night because I'm trying very hard to keep Piggy on the stones diet, to the point of weighing different greens to get the right total ratio.
The head probably isn't as big as it looks. It's been taken apart and soaked in the sink because there was loads of dirt in there. It was a pretty small, tightly packed head. Probably larger than my cat's skull, but not by a whole lot.
The head probably isn't as big as it looks. It's been taken apart and soaked in the sink because there was loads of dirt in there. It was a pretty small, tightly packed head. Probably larger than my cat's skull, but not by a whole lot.