On 2012-05-20 16:15:30 +0000, Baz said:

"D. T. Green" wrote in
:

Young relative as well a boiling up some beetroots, has also cooked
separately the stems and the leaves.

She wants to eat them, how can we find out if it's safe for her to eat
them please?

If in doubt chuck 'em out.

That's always the safest. I sometimes wonder how people figured out a
way to enjoy fugu.

The wife loves beet greens and when she buys them fresh at the store
makes sure to get the ones with them still attached.