The Cauliflower Skirmish

As I promised Abelard on Thursday, I did buy a head of cauliflower the next
day (yesterday). I cooked half of it tonight. I knew that I personally could
not eat half a cauliflower at one meal and wanted to be sure that Abelard
would have his fill.

As it turned out, Abelard had to defend his cauliflower from Tommy. Much to
my surprise, Tommy snatched the first piece offered to Abelard while he was
waiting for it to cool down. So Abelard promptly jumped onto the table and
gingerly grabbed another large piece of the steaming hot vegetable in his
mouth, took it to the floor and laid it down, then sat guarding it while it
cooled.

By the end of the meal, almost 25% of a medium-large cauliflower head made
its way into two feline stomachs.

Cauliflower isn't a very inexpensive item in this state in January. What

jmcquown...

Cauliflower is normally very expensive in Tennessee, even in season but most
especially this time of year. I have to buy frozen florets to get my
cauliflower fix! Persia won't touch the stuff but she's all over anything
with cornmeal in it.

So, you have two cats who love cauliflower... I guess that's a good thing?
Split the florets in half and give each one.

Pat...

Two that I know of. The rest weren't around to check it out. But I'm going
to assume for now that since the smell didn't attract them, they're not
interested.

sriddles...

I usually buy the frozen too; cauliflower doesn't grow well here, so we
don't produce it locally. It's not always available at the
locally-owned supermarkets, and I boycotted Wal Mart long ago. (Well,
call it a selective boycott; I still go there if I absolutely have to.
Just not for groceries)

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)...

Those near me in California didn't SELL groceries - I was
surprised to find they do, here in Arizona. However, like
you, I try to avoid them because A.) I don't like the way
they treat their employees and B.) I don't approve of
foreign-made goods with misleading label "brand-names"
implying that they are made in America. (I'm not saying I
won't buy things not made in the USA, but I want to know I'm
doing it - not be led to think it's American-made when it's

Pat...

In this town, Walmart is one of three places where one can buy fresh
produce. The variety available there is about 16 times greater than that of
the other two places combined. Still, I buy as much as I can elsewhere, but
if I have a craving for a particular food that I can't find elsewhere in
town, sadly, Walmart gets my business.

not!)

Pat...

I try to get fresh if possible. I don't eat that much cauliflower but have
bought it frozen as often as fresh simply because when I am craving it the
local store doesn't have any fresh.

have I done?

Jo Firey...

It should be as inexpensive as it gets right about now.

What you may have done is given a couple of cats a touch of gas. Which
shouldn't hurt them. Whether it hurts you or not depends on how sensitive
your nose is.

Pat...

This cauliflower was $2.98/hd at Walmart.... Nobody has gas yet....
Including me. I think well-cooked cauliflower must be OK in that regard. I
let this get pretty soft... but I have never gotten gas from eating
cauliflower at any stage including raw.