Possibilities Abound for Preparing Eggplant

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My first gardening recollection is of eggplant. Dad decided to grow some when I was about 7. Who knew that a family of four shouldn't plant the whole six-pack of seedlings? Dad refers to it as the "bumper-crop eggplant year." I refer to it as the year neighbors shunned us when we arrived with bags of fresh eggplant to share.

Back then, I still ate breaded frozen fish sticks, so I can't claim my palate was well developed enough to enjoy the soft but meaty texture of the super-abundant summer vegetable.

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Possibilities Abound for Preparing Eggplant

Like tomatoes and potatoes, eggplant is a member of the nightshade family and comes in a gorgeous selection of purple, white and green. As Americans, we have some ground to ...

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