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The Market:
Union
Square Greenmarket
17th Street and Broadway
New York City
Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat.
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Market-Goer: Mark
Thompson
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It hit 90 degrees in Central Park today. Was it just six weeks
ago that we were knee-deep in
snow around here? Though the weather said mid-summer, the
produce on display said late winter (potatoes, parsnips,
storage apples) and early spring (ramps).
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What I Bought:
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ramps Ramps,
billed as "wild leeks," were piled high
early in the morning, but the farmer who was selling
them said they would be gone well before noon.
Recipes:
Five Ramp recipes
Three ways to pickle ramps
Price: $3/bunch
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Chard
(middle), Tuscan and Russian kale This
mix of chard and kale is from the most overpriced
farm stand at the Union Square Greenmarket.
Recipes: Seven
kale recipes from around the world
Price: $12/lb.
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(clockwise
from top left) Jonagold, mutsu, cameo and red Rome
apples
Price: $1.25/lb.
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Cparsnips
Recipes:
A
dozen ways to use parsnips
Price: $1/lb.
(clockwise
from top left) la ratte, purple Peruvian, ruby
crescent and German butterball potatoes
Price: $3/lb.
garlic
Price: $.50 each
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