Thread: Canned broccoli?

On Mar 8, 10:07*pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. *I don't think I haveseen
> canned cauliflower either. *I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
> had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. *Oh the many ways I came up
> with to dispose of that! *And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
> because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
> didn't come from a can. *She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
> that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>
> Does canned broccoli exist? *What about cauliflower? *Do they not hold up to
> canning or something? *Or have I just missed them?
>
>
I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
nor broccoli. All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.

On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:07:40 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:

> Does canned broccoli exist?

"It turns into mush and smells like hell", according to USDA sources.

-sw

On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:07:40 -0800, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I have seen
>canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
>had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. Oh the many ways I came up
>with to dispose of that! And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
>because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
>didn't come from a can. She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
>that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>
>Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not hold up to
>canning or something? Or have I just missed them?
>
Cauliflower is found 'canned' so to speak in pickled mixed vegetables
and mustard pickles.
Janet US

On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:16:28 -0800 (PST), "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mar 8, 10:07*pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> >
> > It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. *I don't think I have seen
> > canned cauliflower either. *I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
> > had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. *Oh the many ways I came up
> > with to dispose of that! *And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
> > because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
> > didn't come from a can. *She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
> > that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
> >
> > Does canned broccoli exist? *What about cauliflower? *Do they not hold up to
> > canning or something? *Or have I just missed them?
> >
> >
> I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
> nor broccoli. All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.

Unfortunatelyy, canned asparagus exists.

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[email protected] wrote:
> On Mar 8, 10:07 pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>
>> It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I
>> have seen canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used to
>> exist because we had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. Oh
>> the many ways I came up with to dispose of that! And I think there
>> were canned Brussel Sprouts because we had those as a kid and my mom
>> rarely fixed any vegetables that didn't come from a can. She did do
>> real potatoes, carrots and celery but that was about it except for
>> the few years we had a garden.
>>
>> Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not hold
>> up to canning or something? Or have I just missed them?
>>
>>
> I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
> nor broccoli. All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.

I speak from experience that canned asparagus is disgusting.

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:07:40 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Does canned broccoli exist?
>
> "It turns into mush and smells like hell", according to USDA sources.

Heh. Thanks!

Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:07:40 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I
>> have seen canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used
>> to exist because we had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid.
>> Oh the many ways I came up with to dispose of that! And I think
>> there were canned Brussel Sprouts because we had those as a kid and
>> my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that didn't come from a can. She
>> did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but that was about it
>> except for the few years we had a garden.
>>
>> Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not
>> hold up to canning or something? Or have I just missed them?
>>
> Cauliflower is found 'canned' so to speak in pickled mixed vegetables
> and mustard pickles.
> Janet US

Oh yes. I have seen that.

On 2012-03-09, Janet Bostwick <[email protected]> wrote:

> Cauliflower is found 'canned' so to speak in pickled mixed vegetables
> and mustard pickles.

Bingo!

Thanks fer bringing this thread back to reality, Janet.

Canned (usually in jars) cauliflower and other veggies DO exist,
mostly in pickled form. Pickled asparagus is to die for! I wish I
could afford that Texas brand on our mkt shelves more often. I'm sure
Barb has the details on how to do it yerself. If they can do
cauliflower and watermelon, why not brocs? Back in Cali, a local
Mexican resto chain usta have a fresh carrot and jalapeno pickle on
every table. Again, to die for.

nb

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sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:16:28 -0800 (PST), "[email protected]"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
-snip-
>> >
>> I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
>> nor broccoli. All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.
>
>Unfortunatelyy, canned asparagus exists.

And when we have asparagus fresh from the garden, I heat up a can for
my wife so the rest of us can eat it 'the right way'.<g>

Jim

On 9 Mar 2012 06:50:57 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 2012-03-09, Janet Bostwick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Cauliflower is found 'canned' so to speak in pickled mixed vegetables
>> and mustard pickles.
>
>Bingo!
>
>Thanks fer bringing this thread back to reality, Janet.
>
>Canned (usually in jars) cauliflower and other veggies DO exist,
>mostly in pickled form. Pickled asparagus is to die for! I wish I
>could afford that Texas brand on our mkt shelves more often. I'm sure
>Barb has the details on how to do it yerself. If they can do
>cauliflower and watermelon, why not brocs? Back in Cali, a local
>Mexican resto chain usta have a fresh carrot and jalapeno pickle on
>every table. Again, to die for.
>
>nb
The broccoli is a toughie. I can't think of anything with preserved
broccoli. Broccoli is a very strong tasting vegetable and the two
separate parts wouldn't handle well together in processing.
Janet US

On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:50:55 -0800, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:16:28 -0800 (PST), "[email protected]"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 8, 10:07*pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. *I don't think I have seen
>> > canned cauliflower either. *I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
>> > had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. *Oh the many ways I came up
>> > with to dispose of that! *And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
>> > because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
>> > didn't come from a can. *She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
>> > that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>> >
>> > Does canned broccoli exist? *What about cauliflower? *Do they not hold up to
>> > canning or something? *Or have I just missed them?
>> >
>> >
>> I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
>> nor broccoli. All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.
>
>Unfortunatelyy, canned asparagus exists.

I like it as well as the fresh. Just something we ate years ago.
Janet US

On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:49:55 -0700, Janet Bostwick
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:07:40 -0800, "Julie Bove"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I have seen
>>canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
>>had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. Oh the many ways I came up
>>with to dispose of that! And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
>>because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
>>didn't come from a can. She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
>>that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>>
>>Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not hold up to
>>canning or something? Or have I just missed them?
>>
>Cauliflower is found 'canned' so to speak in pickled mixed vegetables
>and mustard pickles.
>Janet US

And some brands of pickle relish is actually pickled cauliflower
rather than pickled cucumber... I think the pickled cauliflower relish
has a better texture.

On 3/9/2012 10:50 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:50:55 -0800, sf<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:16:28 -0800 (PST), "itsj[email protected]"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mar 8, 10:07 pm, "Julie Bove"<julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I have seen
>>>> canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
>>>> had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. Oh the many ways I came up
>>>> with to dispose of that! And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
>>>> because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
>>>> didn't come from a can. She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
>>>> that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>>>>
>>>> Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not hold up to
>>>> canning or something? Or have I just missed them?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
>>> nor broccoli. All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.
>>
>> Unfortunatelyy, canned asparagus exists.
>
> I like it as well as the fresh. Just something we ate years ago.
> Janet US

I've tried canned asparagus and it's not bad if usually overcooked and
relatively expensive. Generally, I don't eat asparagus unless the stalks
are pencil thin and the cost under $2.50 a pound.

--
Jim Silverton

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

In article <[email protected]>,
notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2012-03-09, Janet Bostwick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Cauliflower is found 'canned' so to speak in pickled mixed vegetables
> > and mustard pickles.
>
> Bingo!
>
> Thanks fer bringing this thread back to reality, Janet.
>
> Canned (usually in jars) cauliflower and other veggies DO exist,
> mostly in pickled form. Pickled asparagus is to die for! I wish I
> could afford that Texas brand on our mkt shelves more often. I'm sure
> Barb has the details on how to do it yerself. If they can do
> cauliflower and watermelon, why not brocs? Back in Cali, a local
> Mexican resto chain usta have a fresh carrot and jalapeno pickle on
> every table. Again, to die for.
>
> nb

I don't know of a Texas brand of pickled asparagus? Rockin L-H pickled
asparagus that is sold in and around Texas is made in OK. Talk O' Texas
pickles OKRA ~ 6 dollars 16oz jar is sold nation wide. Rockin L-H
asparagus sells for about 10$ a jar ~16oz.

BULL

On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:07:24 -0500, James Silverton
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 3/9/2012 10:50 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:50:55 -0800, sf<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:16:28 -0800 (PST), "[email protected]"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mar 8, 10:07 pm, "Julie Bove"<julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I have seen
>>>>> canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
>>>>> had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. Oh the many ways I came up
>>>>> with to dispose of that! And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
>>>>> because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
>>>>> didn't come from a can. She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
>>>>> that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not hold up to
>>>>> canning or something? Or have I just missed them?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
>>>> nor broccoli. All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.
>>>
>>> Unfortunatelyy, canned asparagus exists.
>>
>> I like it as well as the fresh. Just something we ate years ago.
>> Janet US
>
>I've tried canned asparagus and it's not bad if usually overcooked and
>relatively expensive. Generally, I don't eat asparagus unless the stalks
>are pencil thin and the cost under $2.50 a pound.

I think frozen asparagus is awful. Neither fish nor fowl. The
texture is not good and the flavor is marginal. Still, all these
preservation methods serve a purpose for those that need them.
I read or heard within the last couple of weeks that the early thin
stalks of asparagus are nutritionally poor compared to the later fat
stalks.
Janet US

On Mar 9, 8:30*am, Janet Bostwick <nos...@cableone.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:07:24 -0500, James Silverton
>
>
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>
>
>
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> <jim.silver...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >On 3/9/2012 10:50 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> >> On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:50:55 -0800, sf<s...@geemail.com> *wrote:
>
> >>> On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:16:28 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjo...@webtv.net"
> >>> <itsjoannotjo...@webtv.net> *wrote:
>
> >>>> On Mar 8, 10:07 pm, "Julie Bove"<julieb...@frontier.com> *wrote:
>
> >>>>> It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. *I don't think I have seen
> >>>>> canned cauliflower either. *I know canned asparagus used to existbecause we
> >>>>> had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. *Oh the many waysI came up
> >>>>> with to dispose of that! *And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
> >>>>> because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
> >>>>> didn't come from a can. *She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
> >>>>> that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>
> >>>>> Does canned broccoli exist? *What about cauliflower? *Do they not hold up to
> >>>>> canning or something? *Or have I just missed them?
>
> >>>> I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
> >>>> nor broccoli. *All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.
>
> >>> Unfortunatelyy, canned asparagus exists.
>
> >> I like it as well as the fresh. *Just something we ate years ago.
> >> Janet US
>
> >I've tried canned asparagus and it's not bad if usually overcooked and
> >relatively expensive. Generally, I don't eat asparagus unless the stalks
> >are pencil thin and the cost under $2.50 a pound.
>
> I think frozen asparagus is awful. *Neither fish nor fowl. *The
> texture is not good and the flavor is marginal. *Still, all these
> preservation methods serve a purpose for those that need them.
> I read or heard within the last couple of weeks that the early thin
> stalks of asparagus are nutritionally poor compared to the later fat
> stalks.
> Janet US

I remember freezing a bunch of asparagus one year, and I recall it
coming out pretty good- much better than canned!

On 3/9/2012 11:30 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:07:24 -0500, James Silverton
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 3/9/2012 10:50 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>> On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:50:55 -0800, sf<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:16:28 -0800 (PST), "[email protected]"
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 8, 10:07 pm, "Julie Bove"<julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I have seen
>>>>>> canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
>>>>>> had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. Oh the many ways I came up
>>>>>> with to dispose of that! And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
>>>>>> because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
>>>>>> didn't come from a can. She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
>>>>>> that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not hold up to
>>>>>> canning or something? Or have I just missed them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I've never seen canned cauliflower, brussel sprouts (bitter cabbages),
>>>>> nor broccoli. All sound disgusting as does canned asparagus.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunatelyy, canned asparagus exists.
>>>
>>> I like it as well as the fresh. Just something we ate years ago.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> I've tried canned asparagus and it's not bad if usually overcooked and
>> relatively expensive. Generally, I don't eat asparagus unless the stalks
>> are pencil thin and the cost under $2.50 a pound.
>
> I think frozen asparagus is awful. Neither fish nor fowl. The
> texture is not good and the flavor is marginal. Still, all these
> preservation methods serve a purpose for those that need them.
> I read or heard within the last couple of weeks that the early thin
> stalks of asparagus are nutritionally poor compared to the later fat
> stalks.
> Janet US

Nutrition is not the first thing in my mind when I eat asparagus :-) I
have to admit that I have pleasant memories of asparagus feasts at
German restaurants with a large Weiner Schnitzel and about a pound of
asparagus! I don't really like the thicker forms especially the immense
"Jumbo Asparagus".

--
Jim Silverton

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:07:40 -0800, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I have seen
>canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
>had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid. Oh the many ways I came up
>with to dispose of that! And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
>because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
>didn't come from a can. She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
>that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>
>Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not hold up to
>canning or something? Or have I just missed them?
>

Try boiling broccoli for 30 minutes and see if it is anything you
would want to eat. Canning low acid foods takes at least that long
and in a pressure canner. Can you say mush?
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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On 08/03/2012 11:07 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> It just occurred to me that I have never seen it. I don't think I have seen
> canned cauliflower either. I know canned asparagus used to exist because we
> had to eat it once in a while when I was a kid.

I still see jars of asparagus, but I have not seen it in cans in at
least 30 years.

There are that many canned products any more. When I was a kid there
weren't many households with chest freezer and the refrigerator freezer
was too small to hold much more than one or two ice cube trays and maybe
a half gallon of ice cream. Everything was canned. A lot of people did
their own canning, putting up fresh produce from their garden in Mason
jars. Everyone else bought their canned goods at the grocery store, and
just about everything came canned. Grocery stores had aisles and aisles
and aisles full of canned goods. I noted this morning that the canned
vegetable section of our local grocery store is only about 10 feed long,
and the canned fruit section is a little smaller. In years past, each
one would have been an entire aisle.






Oh the many ways I came up
> with to dispose of that! And I think there were canned Brussel Sprouts
> because we had those as a kid and my mom rarely fixed any vegetables that
> didn't come from a can. She did do real potatoes, carrots and celery but
> that was about it except for the few years we had a garden.
>
> Does canned broccoli exist? What about cauliflower? Do they not hold up to
> canning or something? Or have I just missed them?


I have never seen it and I can't imagine it being good..... Google is
your friend. Yes, it does exist.