I never knew people did NOT eat broccoli stems. We always did. I went to my aunt’s (in-law) one time and was shocked she thew them out. We still talk about that years later.
When making homemade jelly, don’t throw out the pulp. Make fruit butter out of it and can just the same. My favorite is making apple butter but with plums. The cinnamon in the plums is goood!
what she was after...
Yep the bones for flavoring and broth for soup.
I do not know any one that uses broccoli stems. I have seen a couple recipes that do, however they do not say anything about peeling them first- I can guarantee whoever did the recipe did not try it first- at least any stems I have, if I miss a bit, I know it- it is like trying to eat wood.
I never throw out the pulp when making jelly-
I have been known to throw the woody stem ends of asparagus into the blender to throw in a soup kettle too. I do not peel apples unless it is a dish that I just have to for a funeral dinner or something. Nor potatoes and carrots- well the potatoes if they are store bought and too old not to-
Part of that is lazy- part of that is nutrition.
The thing out of my past I still remember was when a friend invited me over for dinner with her family- she threw the ham bone in the trash, with a fair amount of meat still on it- and the entire heart of the celery followed it. Can you say “no you can not pick it up to take home” over and over and over?