NON-BLEEDING BEETROOT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21307, 11 April 1931, Page 7

NON-BLEEDING BEETROOT

SUITABLE KIND FOR SMALL SAUCEPANS. Why is it we are so conservative and will not grow new varieties readily? It may be, of course, that disappointment has too often been ours in the past, hut still, there are many new things that are really good, and here is one of them! There may be other non-bleeding beets, but the one we know is Bell’s Deep Red. To all intents ; ahd purposes, it is the same as the ordinary beet. To begin with, it is sown and grown in exactly the same manner, in land that is rich, but which has not been manured recently. The ’flesh is a deep red, almost black, and, as a rule, there is entire absence of stringiness. The flavour and general quality are quite up to the standard •of the best. The great point in favour it does not bleed, and even when cooked in a cut condition, it retains its deep red tint. This obviates all annoyance from broken roots—and most people break a few roots when they dig up their crop—while the humble householder with small pots and big beetroots may no longer be in dismay, since the roots can be cut into suitable pieces and cooked in that condition.—Clydesdale, in Amateur Gardening.