Market Notes: Heirloom Lettuce
Posted By Debra On June 29, 2010 @ 11:00 am In Market Notes, author: Debra | No Comments
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[13] Stout Oak Farm reports that they’ll be harvesting Forellenschuss or Speckled Lettuce this week, one of the eleven vegetables selected for this year’s [14] RAFT Heirloom Vegetable Grow-out:
Forellenschuss or Speckled lettuce
Forellenschuss means “speckled like a trout” in German, which describes this tasty butterhead lettuce aptly. The thick, light green leaves have maroon speckles. Traceable to 1660 in Holland, this lettuce traveled through Germany until in 1790 it was first brought to Ontario, Canada, and then on to the US.
Forellenschuss has juicy, thick leaves and has been said to taste similar to watercress. It is mild-flavored, and has a loose-leaf romaine-type head.
In addition to Stout Oak Farm, many [15] Seacoast farmers and chefs are taking part in this year’s RAFT Grow-out. A full list of locations and participants can be found through [16] Chefs Collaborative, the program’s host — be on the look-out for Speckled lettuce as well as other [17] heirloom vegetables appearing at our local farmers’ markets and restaurants in coming months. Stop by Stout Oak Farm on Thursday at the [18] Exeter Farmers’ Market, and bring home a little bit of salad history!
[Photo: Chefs Collaborative/RAFT Grow-out]
Article printed from Seacoast Eat Local: http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org
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[13] Stout Oak Farm: http://www.stoutoakfarm.com/
[14] RAFT Heirloom Vegetable Grow-out: http://chefscollaborative.org/programs/raft-grow-out/
[15] Seacoast: http://chefscollaborative.org/programs/raft-grow-out/portsmouth-nh-grow-out/
[16] Chefs Collaborative: http://chefscollaborative.org/
[17] heirloom vegetables: http://chefscollaborative.org/programs/raft-grow-out/raft-grow-out-vegetable-var
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[18] Exeter Farmers’ Market: http://www.seacoastgrowers.org/content/view/23/47/
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