there was a joint of beef , with roast potatoes , golden-crisp on the outside and soft and white inside , buttered greens i did not recognise , although i think now that they might have been nettles , roasted carrots , blackened and sweet ( i did not think that i liked cooked carrots , so nearly did not eat one , but i was brave , and i tried it , and i liked it , and was disappointed in boiled carrots for the rest of my childhood ) .