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The Market:
Clark
Park Farmers Market
43rd St. and Baltimore Ave. / map
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(215) 568-0830
Market-Goer: Mark
Thompson
| About a dozen farms were represented at this
market today, offering meats, cheeses, dried herbs and beans,
processed foods and a surprisingly varied array of produce,
considering that its mid-winter and the temperature in these
parts was in single digits just a few weeks ago. In addition
to mushrooms, root crops and storage apples, there were nearly
a dozen varieties of cold-tolerant greens including spinach,
arugula, Tuscan and Russian kale, chard, collard greens,
cabbage and brussel sprouts. There was even romaine lettuce
grown in a greenhouse. This is one of about 30 farmers markets
in the Philadelphia area sponsored by The
Food Trust, and one of two that are open year round. |
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What I Bought:
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(left
to right) cylindra beet, Jerusalem artichokes, and
chiogga beet, turnip, parsnip, blue,
red and fingerling potatoes, celeriac
Recipes:
*
Ten
things to do with beets
. . .
ranging from salads,
relishes and a chutney
to chocolate beet brownies
* A dozen ways to
use parsnips
*Five
things to do with celeriac
Price: $1.95/lb. for cylindra
beets and turnips
$2.50/lb. for chiogga beet, parsnips and celeriac
$2.95/lb. for fingerling potatoes
$1.50/lb. for other potato varieties
$3/lb. Jerusalem artichokes
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(clockwise
from upper left) Empire, Golden Delicious,
Cortland and Goldrush apples
Recipes:
*Eight
apple desserts: pie, cake, cookie, crisp, tart, muffin, bar and sauce
*Four apple preserve
recipes: two chutneys, jam and butter
*Three
more apple chutneys
*Apple fruit leather
*Dehydrating apples
Price: $1.25/lb.
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acorn
squash, lacinato kale
Recipes:
*Seven
kale recipes from around the world
Price: $3/bunch for kale
$2 for squash
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licorice
sticks, chestnuts
Price: $.20/each for
licorice sticks
$2.25/pint of chestnuts
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(clockwise
from upper left) potato chips, relish,
noodles, cheddar cheese, bacon
Price: $8.95/lb. for
cheese
$5/lb. for bacon
$2/bag for chips
$3/bag for noodles
$3/jar relish
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