The Carrot Seed: A Classic Springtime Children's Picture Book

The Carrot Seed is a vintage 1945 children’s picture book that teaches how to plant and grow a carrot seed and about the patience required to wait for a seed to take life.

Ruth Krauss's book is a classic. It features illustrations by Crockett Johnson who is the creator of the popular children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon.

The book shown here is a fairly recent hardcover edition, the 60th Anniversary Edition, which was printed in 2004.  I prefer to give hardcover versions of books that I know will be treasured and read over and over again because they will stand up to all that love and even be suitable to pass on to the next generation.

The Carrot Seed has NEVER been out of print, which is pretty amazing. That is 70 years of constant readings. It is  recommended for children aged 4 to 8 years old and definitely a great book choice for celebrating springtime.

Happy Spring!
Brenda

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Carrot Juice Constitutes Murder by The Arrogant Worms

As part of our carrot series, we bring you a bit of carrot-themed humour in the form of a music video called Carrot Juice Constitutes Murder by the Arrogant Worms.

The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian band whose music covers many different genres including rock, folk, ballads, country, Celtic folk, and children's music in a humorous manner. We hope this music video leaves you smiling.

 

If you are interested, you can download Carrot Constitutes Murder from Amazon by clicking here.

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kitchen!
Brenda

 

The Carrot Cookbook

We all know that carrots are nutritious and this cookbook will help you get more carrots into your diet and onto your menu plan.

Within the 171 pages, you will find recipes for carrot marmalade, a chilled soup, mulled carrot drink, carrot fudge, chili con carrot, carrot stroganoff, boeuf en daube and more. You will also find information about growing carrots and about the nutritional value of carrots.

The Carrot Cookbook is an older cookbook, having been written by Audra Hendrickson and published in 1987, but it is still readily available from the sellers on Amazon ranging in price from less than a dollar for a used copy to about $30 for a new one.  If you're looking to enlarge your collection of carrot recipes, this is one to try out.

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in the kitchen!
Brenda

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What is a Carrot?

What exactly is a carrot?

You probably already know, but just in case I will tell you that Microsoft Encarta says that it is a "thin orange root vegetable" or that it is "the thin, tapering orange-colored root of the carrot plant that is eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable."

The carrot belongs to the family Apiaceae and is classified as Daucus carota. The cultivated variety is classified as Daucus carota variety sativa.

Pretty technical...but don't you love them? Carrots are so easy and versatile. It's a bonus that they are nutritious. Stay tuned for some more interesting carrot posts!

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Brenda

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Panasonic's Automatic Bread Machine, Model SD-YD250

The Panasonic automatic bread maker, model SD-YD250, is an excellent choice in bread machine. It is Amazon's best-selling bread machine, receives very good Amazon customer reviews and sells for a great price. Today, I see that it is listed at less than $150, with free shipping.

It does everything you would expect a bread machine to do. It mixes, kneads, rises and bakes loaves of bread in three sizes up to 2 and a half pounds. It includes settings for various types of bread and has a delay timer.  Naturally, you just place the ingredients in the pan and the machine does the rest.

Amazon customer reviews include the following:

"The bread consistency is excellent." - Henry Perkins, California

"You get what you pay for in this world and the Panasonic SD-YD250 is a perfect example. Quiet as a mouse. No jumping around the counter and whining." - Anthony T. Curtiss, Minnesota

"...to the point, I'm thoroughly impressed with this machine. It is solid and quiet. I took the first loaf I made with it and sliced it to find an absolutely even loaf." - Timothy Spears, New Mexico

You can read all of the Amazon customer reviews or buy your bread machine by clicking here to Amazon.

See you
in the kitchen!
Brenda