Farming Advice and Folklore: Freezing Beets, Pest Repellent and Non-Stick Lawn Mower

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ILLUSTRATION: CLAUDIA TANTILLO
Once the beets were cooked and tender, I cut the larger ones into strips with my wire French-fry cutter and made nice even slices of the smaller ones with my metal egg slicer. It's an easy way to make short work of a messy job.

MOTHER EARTH NEWS readers share their farming advice, fun tips and
country folklore, including freezing beets and keeping messy beet juice
off your hands using a french-fry cutter, organic methods of pest
repellent and coating the underside of your lawn mower with non-stick
spray for ease in cutting.

  • Published on Jul 1, 1987
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