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Market Report
New York City
July 11, 2007

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








What I Bought:

bicolor corn, summer squash, Persian cucumbers, beans

Price: $.60/per ear for corn
$2/lb. for Persian cucumbers 
$3/lb for beans


red cippolini onions, shallots

Price: $2/lb. for onions
$2.50/pint basket of shallots



lamb's quarters

Some call lamb's quarters "wild spinach." Others call it white goosefoot. Some call it a weed. Whatever it's called, it has unique nutritional attributes. It has higher levels of calcium, iron and beta carotene that spinach.

Price: $1.50/bunch


radishes

Price: $1/bunch


garlic scapes, shallot blossoms

Recipes: Five things to do with garlic scapes

Price: $1 for six scapes
$2/bunch for shallot blossoms


cutting celery, baby fennel

Cutting celery is a herb that looks like and is related to flat-leafed parsley, but has a pungent celery flavor. It is also known as "soup celery" because it is often used in soups.

Recipes: Four things to do with fennel

Price: $1/bunch for cutting celery
$1.75/bunch for baby fennel



shiro plums, tomato

Price: $4/lb. for shiro plums
$4.25/lb. for tomatoes


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