Tag Archive 'baby carrots'

Let no one say the Mythographer is unwilling to correct herself.  In a previous post, MM declared categorically that baby carrots “are a myth.” Then what should arrive at my door, delivered by a friend who purchased them at our local farmer’s market, but ACTUAL “baby carrots.” 

You heard me.  Those tiny orange tapers perfect for snacking have not just been yanked out of the ground at 1-2 inches, peeled, and sealed in baggies.  They are actually made of older, larger carrots that have been processed, peeled, and disinfected to look like denuded pint-size versions of themselves.  But you knew that [...]