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Automotive > Beet Juice
 

Beet Juice

That title ought to draw your attention. I do grow beets and eat them both plain and pickled. But......

I read in the paper where a local city (Lafayette, IN) is using beet juice to de-ice the roads. It's de-sugared which evidently increases salt's ability to melt ice at lower temperatures. (I wonder how they de-sugar beets?)

I can just see beet-red streets and highways (I haven't yet). I wonder if it stains like it does my apron? Corn for "gas", now beets for de-icing. How do they come up with these things? What'll they think of next?

posted on Dec 18, 2008 6:08 AM ()

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We used to raise sugar beets on our farm, and I can picture the de-sugared juice from them being used (it would be clear or slightly cloudy), but it's hard to imagine red edible beets being grown in the quantities it would take to have enough to apply to the roads. All the sugar beet factories are gone from my area - there used to be one in almost every town of any size. Too bad, because a natural de-icer would be a welcome change. It think the sugar beet industry was driven out by competition from the cane sugar industry. Sweety wars.
comment by troutbend on Dec 23, 2008 1:50 PM ()
Canned beets are too soft. I never see fresh beets in the market. Where does one get them?
comment by tealstar on Dec 21, 2008 5:43 PM ()
Interesting. I didn't know this about beets for de-icing. I'll have to ask JR. He knows about these things.
comment by anniel on Dec 20, 2008 11:33 PM ()
I know sugar beets are grown here, but I've never seen them. I mostly see wheat, barley, oats, canola, corn (in certain areas) and hay. And lots of cows.
comment by imaginaryfriend on Dec 19, 2008 5:36 PM ()
Awful night and morning here. Ice is a half-inch thick and on everything. Last night I ventured to Kroger to stock up, and I'm glad I did. No travel for me today. I probably can't even get the car door open. Many large tree branches are down in the street. I am worried about the 80-foot tall maple just back of my house. Some of its limbs are touching the ground!
comment by jondude on Dec 19, 2008 7:13 AM ()
I think I've heard of this before... can't remember where though. I feed my horse beet pulp pellets (which I soak to make a mush), which is the stuff that's leftover after the sugar is removed. It's not red. Red streets would be creepy!
comment by imaginaryfriend on Dec 18, 2008 8:39 PM ()
I love beets! They are tasty and make a nice dye for my wool.
comment by nittineedles on Dec 18, 2008 11:13 AM ()
Wow! Yes, your title drew my attention, and then I got educated about beets- and entertained by reading the comments. Golden beets and Soylent green on the same page... What's next?
comment by dragonflyby on Dec 18, 2008 9:18 AM ()
I just listened to the Science channel and they were of the opinion that using food for fuel and other purposes would cause great food shortages. Oh what do I know?
comment by elderjane on Dec 18, 2008 8:55 AM ()
Very cool, I love beets...had some yesterday..pickled for a snack. Take some pictures of the beet streets...must be crazy colors?
comment by anacoana on Dec 18, 2008 8:50 AM ()
Very interesting. Of course, I think I'd be a little freaked out to suddenly see bright red streets, unless someone told me first that it was beet juice.
comment by mellowdee on Dec 18, 2008 8:44 AM ()
What'll they think of next? "Soylent green is people!"
comment by looserobes on Dec 18, 2008 7:56 AM ()
Dwight Schrute eat your heart out.
comment by draco on Dec 18, 2008 6:55 AM ()
Edible beets and sugar beets are two very different root crops. When I grew up around here sugar beets were a common crop, but now nobody grows them here. They were used for processing commercial sugars and for feeding domestic animals. If you enjoy red beets, try growing golden beets. I grew them in California. They are delicious and I think sweeter. You can get the seeds in most seed catalogs.
comment by jondude on Dec 18, 2008 6:28 AM ()

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