Often ribs are boiled or oven-steamed before grilling to help tenderize the meat. To oven-steam ribs, place ribs in a large baking pan, fill with about 1 inch of water, cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 50 minutes in a 350-degree oven. The recipe here includes instructions on how to boil ribs before grilling.
Another use of radish is as cover or catch crop in winter or as a forage crop. Some radishes are grown for their seeds; daikon, for instance, may be grown for oil production. Others are used for sprouting and both roots and leaves are sometimes served cooked or cold.
Other seed uses include: 1  Seeds once used as weights for balances. 2  Seeds used as toys by children, such as for the game Conkers. 3  Resin from Clusia rosea seeds used to caulk boats. 4  Nematicide from milkweed seeds. 5  Cottonseed meal used as animal feed and fertilizer.