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101 things to do with carrots
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:53 pm
by the.fee.fairy
Not that i'm getting desperate...but i have 4 kilos left still....
1. Eat them raw
2. Eat them cooked
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:06 pm
by Thomzo
3. Feed them to Santa's reindeer
4. Carrot and coriander soup
5. Coleslaw
6. Carrot cake
7. Feed them to the chickens
8. Feed them to a horse
9. Mash them with potatoes (and freeze)
10. Compost them
11. Stuff them up your enemy's exhaust pipe
12. Dry them?
13. Mix with oranges to make carrot marmalade
14. Carrot bread
15. Use them to make a dye?
16. Carrot soap? If it colours the skin then you have a fake tan.
17. Cut them into Christmassy shapes and use them to stamp out your wrapping paper
18. Mr Carrot Head?
19. Carrot crisps
Erm - let me sleep on it. Maybe I can think of a few more if I try hard.
Zoe
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:11 pm
by Shirley
20. Carrot Chutney
21. Carrot wine
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:15 pm
by Shirley
22. dried and ground to a powder - use as a coffee substitute
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:18 pm
by Shirley
23. use a top secret process to turn them into a material that is stronger than carbon fibre
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/curran.html
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:12 am
by ina
24. Keep them for later. They store well. 4 kg isn't a lot - I usually have that much in the house after I've been shopping.
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:44 pm
by the.fee.fairy
I made some carrot soap! but it separated, so i've got to make a new lot...
these are not keeping well at all - i think they're market stall seconds.
Thanks for the ideas!
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:09 pm
by Chickenlady
25. Puree and use as a facepack, with a little honey
26. Grate and add some to your Christmas pudding mixture
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:28 pm
by Shirley
store them in a clamp?
carrot pie
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:28 pm
by Shirley
the.fee.fairy wrote:I made some carrot soap! but it separated, so i've got to make a new lot...
these are not keeping well at all - i think they're market stall seconds.
Thanks for the ideas!
How are you storing them?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:34 am
by Millymollymandy
Grate them, stick them in the freezer in small bags or pots so you have just the right amount to use for whatever you want to use them for.
We put grated carrot in bolognese sauce.
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:50 pm
by chadspad
Boil them with lemon rind & juice and garlic - really tasty
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:28 am
by Millymollymandy
Carrot halva
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:58 am
by ina
Millymollymandy wrote:Carrot halva
Now how do you make that?
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:51 pm
by Millymollymandy
Find an Indian cookery book
or easier still, Google!
I made it once donkey's years ago and it was quite nice, but my attempts at Barfi, which is my favourite, were very disappointing.
The one thing I really, REALLY, miss about West London is going to Southall (an Indian area) to buy Indian sweets.
