Any use for sugarbeet?

[mrs_overall]

Mr O has discovered some sugarbeet growing amongst his beetroot on his allotment.
I think it tastes vile - any suggestions on what to do with it?

[jackthehat]

I'm sure Lottie can give you some tips on fashioning items of jewellery or handy household aids...........

[alexanderd]

the garden-waste bin!!

[mrs_overall]

lol

I was going to title it FAO Lottie...but I thought I'd end up getting a slap lol

[sandyRoe]

You could keep a few of the firmer ones to throw at people who try to sell you used watch batteries. :-)

[mrs_overall]

rofl sandy

[jackthehat]

I'm only brave enough to post because I've not seen her on here today.....LoL

[sallybb]

I feed soaked flake sugar beet to animals. Any livestock near you

[mrs_overall]

I'm sure she'll have books on the subject

1001 Recipes for Sugarbeet
Knit Your Own Clothes from Sugarbeet
Build a Replica of Sandringham from Sugarbeet

[mrs_overall]

sally - only the family next door

[sallybb]

oh, you've got some of those too :0)

[mrs_overall]

Yes sally. I cant call them animals, cos that's unfair to real animals.

'pond life' sums them up lol

[scotman]

Compost heap

[B00]

know anyone with horses?

Mines used to love it.

[DTCwordfan]

Turn it into alcohol and drink your own vodka.

[petal54]

good for feeding horses

[Mosaic]

Can it be hollowed out to make a scary lantern?

[Anngel123]

Have you tried cooking it? As a root veg it may be nice roasted? just a thought.

[Clanad]

Don't, under any circumstances, try cooking it... at least in a closed house within 2 miles of neighbors....
Here in the western U.S. sugar beet farming is a big, big business. Before my lightning quick brain learned otherwise, I found one that had fallen off a transport truck. I had some concept, since I had seen the sugar beet factory, that they needed cooking to obtain sugar water. Soooo... I peeled it, cut into to serviceable chunks a plopped it into a large container of water which I brought to a boil.
Bad idea! It smelled of scorched beans or a chemical factory makeing death dealing stuff... I took the whole lot outside, even before Mrs. C told me to and chucked the whole mess in a hole I had dug. It's been years and still nothing grows there. The pot had to be thrown away. I feel luck that I didn't have to scrub and repaint the whole house....

So, short story, don't do that!

[mrs_overall]

Thanks for all your answers.
Unfortunately we dont have any horses nearby...so when Mr O was out I buried it in the compost