Pickled beets for lunch at Hungry Asylum

Canned beets, peas, corn, and pork & beans were staple vegetables at my homeless campsite in north Boulder, CO for the many years I lived there. Never cared for green beans eaten cold right from the can, but the other veggies were fine.

— homelessphilosopher (@homelessphilos1) August 12, 2019

First time I’d tasted beets since 2017; NOT a common item on the menu in hospitals or nursing homes.

While living at a halfway house (operated under state contract) in Kansas City, MO back in 2005, I discovered that plain beets and black olives are scrumptious together! Food was served buffet-style, and I’d filled one small side dish with the two veggies, and somehow wound up spooning them into my mouth as a mixture. I’ve never since had the opportunity to enjoy this combo, but haven’t forgotten how good it was.

— MRW