Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When the term “vulgaris” forms the second half of the given Latin name of a plant, as it very often does, we understandably might think it gives a negative ...

Instructions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Wash beets; toss them with vegetable oil. Place in baking dish with 1/4-inch of water; wrap tightly with foil. Roast until beets can be easily pierced with ...

Pickling isn't just for cucumbers. Here's which other fruits and vegetables you should be adding to a brine. (Getty Images) The question is ... how should you get started? What exactly should you be ...

The delights of summer fruits and vegetables are upon us, and trips to the farmers market have shifted from “What will be there this week?” to “How can I possibly choose?” Not a bad problem to have. I ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Yield: 5 pints 7 to 9 medium beets, red or golden, cleaned, skins intact, with 1 1/2 inches of stem and entire root attached (see ...

Throughout the summer, Extension educators received many calls concerning problems with canning red beets. Many people seem confused about canning plain beets in water versus pickled beets canned in a ...

The first person to soak the humble cucumber in some vinegar couldn't in their wildest dreams have predicted the Picklewich, pickle ice cream or pickle Bloody Marys, but here we are. Pickles aren't ...