Carrots

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Vegetable Pest Management

Carrot is a relatively new and emerging crop in North Florida with about 5,000 acres grown annually in the region. The acreage increase over the past 10 years in North Florida and South Georgia is largely due to the influence of water related issues in California. Growers and packers had to search for alternate production [&#8230;]

<figure id="attachment_433" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-433" style="width: 225px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nmp/files/2024/08/carrots-NMP-blog.jpg"><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class="size-medium wp-image-433 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="A bunch of orange carrots freshly picked from the field." width="225" height="300" data-src="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nmp/files/2024/08/carrots-NMP-blog-225x300.jpg"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-433" class="wp-caption-text">Collecting carrot biomass samples for analysis.</figcaption></figure>
Carrot is a relatively new and emerging crop in North Florida with about 5,000 acres grown annually in the region. The acreage increase over the past 10 years in North Florida and South Georgia is largely due to the influence of water related issues in California. Growers and packers had to search for alternate production areas where water is more abundant, fields have deep sandy soils, winter climate is relatively mild, and the production area is closer to metropolitan areas with large markets. These sets of conditions resulted in increased acreage of carrots being established by large California-based farming operations in the Suwannee Valley area of northern Florida. Carrots have a long tradition in Florida but mainly on the muck soils in central and southern regions of the Sunshine State. Since production on the deep sands of North Florida began over the last decade, nutrient management research was needed to evaluate various sources and rates of nitrogen fertilizer to determine current Best Management Practices (BMPs) for carrots grown on sandy soils. Initial research focused on various rates of conventional nitrogen fertilizer for both cello and snacking-types of carrots. This research showed the existing nitrogen rate recommended by UF/IFAS needed to be adjusted slightly upward from 175 to 200 lbs per acre, which was later approved. A complementary part of the carrot fertilizer research was evaluating the potential of polymer coated controlled release fertilizer (CRF) and this was conducted over the past 5-to-6 years.
<h5>Objectives</h5>
In this controlled release fertilizer research trial, UF researchers tested several nitrogen-release rates, various total season nitrogen rates, placement of the CRF in the soil, and timing of applications. Early trials focused on a single application of CRF in the bed prior to seeding in the fall season. This application method showed great promise, but the carrot season is long, lasting 150 or more days during periods of highly variable temperatures. Since the polymer coated fertilizers used in this study release nutrients based on temperature, it was unlikely that the polymer coated nitrogen would be released in a perfect timing over the long and variable season. As a result, the research team proposed to split the application of nitrogen to approximately half of the season’s nitrogen requirement be applied just prior to seeding followed by various combinations of conventional versus CRF nitrogen during the middle of the season. This strategy would hopefully better match the release rate of the nitrogen with the crop uptake over the season and as a result, potentially reduce nitrogen leaching losses in comparison to conventional nitrogen programs or CRF programs with all of the nitrogen at planting.
<h5>Treatments</h5>
<table style="height: 434px" width="990">
<tbody>
<tr bgcolor="#a2cd5a">
<th style="text-align: center">Treatments</th>
<th style="text-align: center">Total N 
(lbs/ac)</th>
<th style="text-align: center">Treatment Description 
(2022-23)</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center">1</td>
<td style="text-align: center">200</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Conventional N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 25 lbs/ac preplant, the remaining N applied with multiple applications during season.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center">2</td>
<td style="text-align: center">200</td>
<td style="text-align: left">CRF N, Total application 200 lbs/ac. All *preplant*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center">3</td>
<td style="text-align: center">200</td>
<td style="text-align: left">CRF N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 100 lbs/ac CRF N at preplant and 100 lbs/ac CRF N in-season once (*early ~ 45 DAP*)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center">4</td>
<td style="text-align: center">200</td>
<td style="text-align: left">CRF and Conventional N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 150 lbs/ac CRF N at preplant. 25 lbs/ac conventional N in-season (*twice*)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center">5</td>
<td style="text-align: center">175</td>
<td style="text-align: left">CRF and Conventional N, total application 175 lbs/ac. 150 lbs/ac CRF N at preplant. 25 lbs/ac conventional N in-season (*once*)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center">6</td>
<td style="text-align: center">200</td>
<td style="text-align: left">CRF N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 100 lbs/ac CRF N, preplant and 100 lbs/ac CRF N in-season once (*middle ~ 55 days*)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center">7</td>
<td style="text-align: center">200</td>
<td style="text-align: left">CRF N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 100 lbs/ac CRF N, preplant and 100 lbs/ac CRF N in-season once (*late ~ 65 DAP*)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center">8</td>
<td style="text-align: center">200</td>
<td style="text-align: left">CRF N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 75 lbs/ac CRF N at preplant and 125 lbs/ac CRF N in-season once (*early ~ 45 DAP*)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h5 style="text-align: left">Results</h5>
<figure id="attachment_435" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-435" style="width: 225px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nmp/files/2024/08/carrots-grower-NMP-blog.png"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-435 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="A farmer kneels down in a carrot field to inspect a bunch of carrots that were just picked." width="225" height="300" data-src="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nmp/files/2024/08/carrots-grower-NMP-blog-225x300.png"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-435" class="wp-caption-text">Collecting carrots for sampling and observation.</figcaption></figure>
The results of this two-year study were summarized and recently presented at the 2024 Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting. The paper was titled “Analyzing Controlled-Release Fertilizers Role in Reducing Nitrogen Leaching in Carrot Row Cropping Systems in North Florida” (by Vivek Sharma1, Robert Hochmuth2, and Shiva Bhambota1​, 1-Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE), University of Florida​, 2-North Florida Research and Education Center, Suwannee Valley, Live Oak, FL). The data collected during the growing season included multi-depth soil samples​ at 0-12, 12-24, 24-36 inches​, leaf tissue samples, canopy cover assessments​, and soil moisture sensor data. ​At harvest, data was collected on carrot yield​, quality characteristics​, length, and diameter​.
Early in the growing season, soil nitrate from CRF treatments (200 and 175 lbs/acre CRF nitrogen at panting) was significantly higher than other treatments at all soil depths.​ Split application of CRF (100 lbs N/acre at planting and 100 lbs N/acre at 45 days after planting (DAP) maintained the soil nitrate levels within the optimum levels throughout the growing season.​ Similar dynamics of soil nitrate levels were observed between split CRF treatments (second application at 45, 55, and 65 DAP) . ​Soil nitrate levels tended to peak after periods of rainfall and irrigation events especially at 24–36-inch depth indicating nitrate leaching.​ Split application of CRF (100 lbs N/acre at planting and 100 lbs N/acre at 45 DAP) maintained the soil nitrate levels within the optimum levels.​ Higher soil nitrate levels were observed when increasing the in season CRF levels to 125 lbs N/ac.​
<figure id="attachment_437" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-437" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nmp/files/2024/08/carrots-ruler-NMP-blog.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-437 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="A row of carrots on a table with the stems removed. Rulers are on the left side and the bottom of the row for measuring the carrots." width="300" height="138" data-src="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nmp/files/2024/08/carrots-ruler-NMP-blog-300x138.jpg"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-437" class="wp-caption-text">Taking measurements from a plot of carrots after harvest.</figcaption></figure>
In both years, all treatments were at or above the current target nitrogen sufficiency range with all treatments ranging between 2.55 to 4.96%.​ No significant difference in leaf tissue nitrogen was found among treatments, nor was any significant difference found in carrot yield among treatments. ​For both years, split application of CRF treatment (100 lbs N/acre at planting and 100 lbs N/acre at 45, 55, 65 DAP) improved carrot yield.​ There was no significant difference in the diameter of carrot tops for all treatments, which ranged from 1.1 to 1.4 inches.​ The difference in the average length of carrots for all treatments was also found to be non-significant, within the range of 7.5 to 8.6 inches.​
<h5>Conclusions</h5>
<figure id="attachment_439" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-439" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nmp/files/2024/08/carrots-field-NMP-blog.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-439 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Looking down the rows of carrots growing in a field. An irrigation pivot is in the background." width="300" height="150" data-src="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nmp/files/2024/08/carrots-field-NMP-blog-300x150.png"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-439" class="wp-caption-text">CRF Carrot field plots during the season, before harvest.</figcaption></figure>
Polymer-coated CRF provided crops adequate N to support crop health, growth, and yields similar to that of the conventional fertilizer program in the sandy soils and the wet climate of North Florida.​ In both years, all treatments were at or above the current nitrogen target sufficiency range with all treatments​. Split applications of CRF improved carrot growth and yield compared to single application of CRF at planting while minimizing nitrogen leaching.​ However, no difference in yield and yield components was observed between the CRF split application timings of treatments.
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This blog was written by Sydney Williams, Bob Hochmuth, Vivek Sharma, and Shiva Bhambota, <a href="https://svaec.ifas.ufl.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center – Suwannee Valley </a>.

Collecting carrot biomass samples for analysis.
Carrot is a relatively new and emerging crop in North Florida with about 5,000 acres grown annually in the region. The acreage increase over the past 10 years in North Florida and South Georgia is largely due to the influence of water related issues in California. Growers and packers had to search for alternate production areas where water is more abundant, fields have deep sandy soils, winter climate is relatively mild, and the production area is closer to metropolitan areas with large markets. These sets of conditions resulted in increased acreage of carrots being established by large California-based farming operations in the Suwannee Valley area of northern Florida. Carrots have a long tradition in Florida but mainly on the muck soils in central and southern regions of the Sunshine State. Since production on the deep sands of North Florida began over the last decade, nutrient management research was needed to evaluate various sources and rates of nitrogen fertilizer to determine current Best Management Practices (BMPs) for carrots grown on sandy soils. Initial research focused on various rates of conventional nitrogen fertilizer for both cello and snacking-types of carrots. This research showed the existing nitrogen rate recommended by UF/IFAS needed to be adjusted slightly upward from 175 to 200 lbs per acre, which was later approved. A complementary part of the carrot fertilizer research was evaluating the potential of polymer coated controlled release fertilizer (CRF) and this was conducted over the past 5-to-6 years.
Objectives
In this controlled release fertilizer research trial, UF researchers tested several nitrogen-release rates, various total season nitrogen rates, placement of the CRF in the soil, and timing of applications. Early trials focused on a single application of CRF in the bed prior to seeding in the fall season. This application method showed great promise, but the carrot season is long, lasting 150 or more days during periods of highly variable temperatures. Since the polymer coated fertilizers used in this study release nutrients based on temperature, it was unlikely that the polymer coated nitrogen would be released in a perfect timing over the long and variable season. As a result, the research team proposed to split the application of nitrogen to approximately half of the season’s nitrogen requirement be applied just prior to seeding followed by various combinations of conventional versus CRF nitrogen during the middle of the season. This strategy would hopefully better match the release rate of the nitrogen with the crop uptake over the season and as a result, potentially reduce nitrogen leaching losses in comparison to conventional nitrogen programs or CRF programs with all of the nitrogen at planting.
Treatments
Treatments
Total N
Treatment Description
1
200
Conventional N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 25 lbs/ac preplant, the remaining N applied with multiple applications during season.


2
200
CRF N, Total application 200 lbs/ac. All *preplant*


3
200
CRF N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 100 lbs/ac CRF N at preplant and 100 lbs/ac CRF N in-season once (*early ~ 45 DAP*)


4
200
CRF and Conventional N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 150 lbs/ac CRF N at preplant. 25 lbs/ac conventional N in-season (*twice*)


5
175
CRF and Conventional N, total application 175 lbs/ac. 150 lbs/ac CRF N at preplant. 25 lbs/ac conventional N in-season (*once*)


6
200
CRF N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 100 lbs/ac CRF N, preplant and 100 lbs/ac CRF N in-season once (*middle ~ 55 days*)


7
200
CRF N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 100 lbs/ac CRF N, preplant and 100 lbs/ac CRF N in-season once (*late ~ 65 DAP*)


8
200
CRF N, total application 200 lbs/ac. 75 lbs/ac CRF N at preplant and 125 lbs/ac CRF N in-season once (*early ~ 45 DAP*)



Results
Collecting carrots for sampling and observation.
The results of this two-year study were summarized and recently presented at the 2024 Florida State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting. The paper was titled “Analyzing Controlled-Release Fertilizers Role in Reducing Nitrogen Leaching in Carrot Row Cropping Systems in North Florida” (by Vivek Sharma1, Robert Hochmuth2, and Shiva Bhambota1​, 1-Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE), University of Florida​, 2-North Florida Research and Education Center, Suwannee Valley, Live Oak, FL). The data collected during the growing season included multi-depth soil samples​ at 0-12, 12-24, 24-36 inches​, leaf tissue samples, canopy cover assessments​, and soil moisture sensor data. ​At harvest, data was collected on carrot yield​, quality characteristics​, length, and diameter​.
Early in the growing season, soil nitrate from CRF treatments (200 and 175 lbs/acre CRF nitrogen at panting) was significantly higher than other treatments at all soil depths.​ Split application of CRF (100 lbs N/acre at planting and 100 lbs N/acre at 45 days after planting (DAP) maintained the soil nitrate levels within the optimum levels throughout the growing season.​ Similar dynamics of soil nitrate levels were observed between split CRF treatments (second application at 45, 55, and 65 DAP) . ​Soil nitrate levels tended to peak after periods of rainfall and irrigation events especially at 24–36-inch depth indicating nitrate leaching.​ Split application of CRF (100 lbs N/acre at planting and 100 lbs N/acre at 45 DAP) maintained the soil nitrate levels within the optimum levels.​ Higher soil nitrate levels were observed when increasing the in season CRF levels to 125 lbs N/ac.​
Taking measurements from a plot of carrots after harvest.
In both years, all treatments were at or above the current target nitrogen sufficiency range with all treatments ranging between 2.55 to 4.96%.​ No significant difference in leaf tissue nitrogen was found among treatments, nor was any significant difference found in carrot yield among treatments. ​For both years, split application of CRF treatment (100 lbs N/acre at planting and 100 lbs N/acre at 45, 55, 65 DAP) improved carrot yield.​ There was no significant difference in the diameter of carrot tops for all treatments, which ranged from 1.1 to 1.4 inches.​ The difference in the average length of carrots for all treatments was also found to be non-significant, within the range of 7.5 to 8.6 inches.​
Conclusions
CRF Carrot field plots during the season, before harvest.
Polymer-coated CRF provided crops adequate N to support crop health, growth, and yields similar to that of the conventional fertilizer program in the sandy soils and the wet climate of North Florida.​ In both years, all treatments were at or above the current nitrogen target sufficiency range with all treatments​. Split applications of CRF improved carrot growth and yield compared to single application of CRF at planting while minimizing nitrogen leaching.​ However, no difference in yield and yield components was observed between the CRF split application timings of treatments.
This blog was written by Sydney Williams, Bob Hochmuth, Vivek Sharma, and Shiva Bhambota, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center – Suwannee Valley .

Carrot is a relatively new and emerging crop in North Florida with about 5,000 acres grown annually in the region. The acreage increase over the past 10 years in North Florida and South Georgia is largely due to the influence of water related issues in California. Growers and packers had to search for alternate production […]

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I couldn&#8217;t let May slip away without sharing a video I made showcasing how I make my fresh and healthy summer salad mix.  There is no cooking involved &#8211; only chopping some vegetables. This recipe calls for only six ingredients. In honor of national salad month, I share with you this recipe.
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I couldn’t let May slip away without sharing a video I made showcasing how I make my fresh and healthy summer salad mix.  There is no cooking involved – only chopping some vegetables. This recipe calls for only six ingredients. In honor of national salad month, I share with you this recipe.

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Soup is a favorite food of many people and can be enjoyed any time of the year.  There are many options, and it can be a healthy and nutritious part of any meal. Crackers, bread sticks, croutons, and/or fresh crusty bread can be a nice compliment to a hot, steaming bowl of soup.  It’s tasty [&#8230;]

Soup is a favorite food of many people and can be enjoyed any time of the year.  There are many options, and it can be a healthy and nutritious part of any meal. Crackers, bread sticks, croutons, and/or fresh crusty bread can be a nice compliment to a hot, steaming bowl of soup.  It’s tasty just by itself too. Many claim chicken soup has healing properties and it can be easy to eat and digest when sick. My grandmother used to make a huge, endless pot of homemade noodle soup (the best ever) every Sunday (without fail) and invited the whole extended family over to enjoy it.
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I think of soup as a comfort food. I enjoy tasting a variety of soup(s) that I have never tried before. Soup can be delicious when prepared with familiar or new ingredients and spices.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Eating a bowl of soup can invoke a lot of memories that can be created around a table, when shared with family and/or friends.</h2>
A new easy, favorite of mine is homemade matzo ball soup.  I have enjoyed it in restaurants, in the past, but have never made it myself. My best friend shared her recipe with me recently, while my mother was sick. Her mother made it for me, years ago, when I was recovering and celebrating the birth of my first child.
With this new recipe in hand, I tried making it myself and we loved it! We made some simple modifications and have prepared it five times already, this winter. Soup is not just soup for me.  It represents a lifetime of wonderful memories.
Soup’s On! You may want to adjust amounts of ingredients to your preference. Serving size depends on if you would like a cup or a bowl. It takes about an hour to prepare. Leftover soup is just as good the following day.
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<h1>Ingredients</h1>
<ul>
<li>3 carrots, peeled and sliced</li>
<li>1 medium onion, chopped</li>
<li>2-3 ribs of celery, chopped</li>
<li>2 eggs</li>
<li>2 Tbsp. oil</li>
<li>10 cups of water</li>
<li>4.5-ounce box of matzo ball &amp; soup mix</li>
<li>1 bag of extra, extra thin noodles</li>
</ul>
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<h1>Directions</h1>
<ol>
<li>Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.  (We can&#8217;t forget food safety and personal hygiene when cooking.)</li>
<li>In a metal bowl, prepare the matzo balls according to package directions, adding two eggs, 2 Tbsp. of oil and the packet of matzo ball mix, in a metal bowl. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.</li>
<li>Add 10 cups of water to a large pot. Bring to a boil and stir in the soup mix packet from the matzo ball &amp; soup mix box.</li>
<li>In the meantime, take the matzo ball mixture out of the refrigerator and form into 5 uniform sized matzo balls. Drop them into the pot of boiling water. Immediately cover with the pot lid. Do not open.</li>
<li>Let the matzo balls cook for 20 minutes (covered) and do not open the lid.</li>
<li>After 20 minutes add in the chopped and sliced vegetables. Amount is optional.</li>
<li>Let the vegetables simmer about 20 minutes, until thoroughly cooked.</li>
<li>While the vegetables are cooking, in a separate pot, boil the thin noodles, according to package directions.</li>
<li>Once the noodles are cooked, spoon the desired amount of plain noodles into each soup bowl. We like a lot of noodles.</li>
<li>Then add one matzo ball per bowl and ladle in the soup mixture to fill each individual cup or bowl.</li>
<li>Enjoy!</li>
</ol>
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Soup is a favorite food of many people and can be enjoyed any time of the year.  There are many options, and it can be a healthy and nutritious part of any meal. Crackers, bread sticks, croutons, and/or fresh crusty bread can be a nice compliment to a hot, steaming bowl of soup.  It’s tasty just by itself too. Many claim chicken soup has healing properties and it can be easy to eat and digest when sick. My grandmother used to make a huge, endless pot of homemade noodle soup (the best ever) every Sunday (without fail) and invited the whole extended family over to enjoy it.

I think of soup as a comfort food. I enjoy tasting a variety of soup(s) that I have never tried before. Soup can be delicious when prepared with familiar or new ingredients and spices.
Eating a bowl of soup can invoke a lot of memories that can be created around a table, when shared with family and/or friends.
A new easy, favorite of mine is homemade matzo ball soup.  I have enjoyed it in restaurants, in the past, but have never made it myself. My best friend shared her recipe with me recently, while my mother was sick. Her mother made it for me, years ago, when I was recovering and celebrating the birth of my first child.
With this new recipe in hand, I tried making it myself and we loved it! We made some simple modifications and have prepared it five times already, this winter. Soup is not just soup for me.  It represents a lifetime of wonderful memories.
Soup’s On! You may want to adjust amounts of ingredients to your preference. Serving size depends on if you would like a cup or a bowl. It takes about an hour to prepare. Leftover soup is just as good the following day.

Ingredients
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
2-3 ribs of celery, chopped
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. oil
10 cups of water
4.5-ounce box of matzo ball & soup mix
1 bag of extra, extra thin noodles

Directions
Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.  (We can’t forget food safety and personal hygiene when cooking.)
In a metal bowl, prepare the matzo balls according to package directions, adding two eggs, 2 Tbsp. of oil and the packet of matzo ball mix, in a metal bowl. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Add 10 cups of water to a large pot. Bring to a boil and stir in the soup mix packet from the matzo ball & soup mix box.
In the meantime, take the matzo ball mixture out of the refrigerator and form into 5 uniform sized matzo balls. Drop them into the pot of boiling water. Immediately cover with the pot lid. Do not open.
Let the matzo balls cook for 20 minutes (covered) and do not open the lid.
After 20 minutes add in the chopped and sliced vegetables. Amount is optional.
Let the vegetables simmer about 20 minutes, until thoroughly cooked.
While the vegetables are cooking, in a separate pot, boil the thin noodles, according to package directions.
Once the noodles are cooked, spoon the desired amount of plain noodles into each soup bowl. We like a lot of noodles.
Then add one matzo ball per bowl and ladle in the soup mixture to fill each individual cup or bowl.
Enjoy!
 

 
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Soup is a favorite food of many people and can be enjoyed any time of the year.  There are many options, and it can be a healthy and nutritious part of any meal. Crackers, bread sticks, croutons, and/or fresh crusty bread can be a nice compliment to a hot, steaming bowl of soup.  It’s tasty […]

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