Post #175830 by Shipwreckjoey on Sat, Jul 30, 2005 1:35 PM

Vegetables two biggest enemies: canning and overcooking. Nothin' beats fresh veggies straight from the garden prepared properly. My first intro to vegetable gardening was when I was nine. My mom helped me cultivate a little 8' x 4' area in the corner of our backyard in Buena Park and I grew carrots and radishes. I remember plucking them right outta the ground, rinsing 'em off in the hose and eating 'em like candy (of course, I didn't have your average kid's taste in food. My favorite snack then was sardines and bleu cheese on saltines!)