Re: Drought.../ now peppers

It's pretty much the same recipe that "the short one" makes....but for
those that don't have a recipe. I'm sure your wife has the recipe in her
head. Cucumber dip in the summer is divine.

  

james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
  That looks good. Got to try it.

On Aug 7, 2006, at 10:19 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:

> Bonnie, look up the recipe for "Tzatziki" I used to work in a Greek 
> restaurant and it was the BEST STUFF. I love it.
>
> james singer wrote: No recipe, Bonnie. A 
> pint of yoghurt; a small cuke, shredded; a large
> clove of garlic, pressed; and about a tablespoon of cracked pepper.
>
> Also, the Lebanese--when they're not being bombed--make a
> yoghurt-cucumber soup that is excellent.
>
> On Aug 6, 2006, at 3:43 PM, Bonnie Holmes wrote:
>
>> Does she have a recipe or does she just put it together? I'd love to
>> try
>> it.
>>
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: james singer
>>> To:
>>> Date: 8/6/2006 1:43:50 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Drought.../ now peppers
>>>
>>> Add to the uses for cukes--Ms Fatma make a cold pasta sauce of
>>> cucumbers, garlic, cracked black pepper, and yoghurt. Quite tasty.
>>>
>>> On Aug 6, 2006, at 1:15 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
>>>
>>>> Whoo-hoo, ain't abundance wonderful?
>>>> You can chop the peppers and freeze them without blanching or
>>>> anything. If
>>>> you have a Tilia or something to suck the air out of the bags, much
>>>> better,
>>>> but it will work regardless. You can freeze stuffed peppers as well,
>>>> cook
>>>> the filling first though. The texture will not fool anyone but they
>>>> are
>>>> still good. You can pickle pepper strips; or you can let them ripen,
>>>> roast
>>>> and peel, then puree with a little garlic for pepper spread. That 
>>>> can
>>>> be
>>>> easily frozen too. Peppers are so forgiving, you can let them sit on
>>>> the
>>>> plants practically forever while you figure out what to do. (At
>>>> least,
>>>> that
>>>> works in my climate)
>>>> You can dry tomatoes for snacks, or make roasted tomato sauce in the
>>>> oven
>>>> and freeze it for later. Very easy, no canning equipment required.
>>>> The only thing to do with cukes is fresh eating or pickles. I make
>>>> cucumber
>>>> salad a lot this time of year. Cantaloupes can be chunked up and
>>>> frozen with
>>>> some syrup, again the texture will not fool anyone but it's okay in
>>>> fruit
>>>> salad (still a tad frozen) or in smoothie kind of drinks later. I've
>>>> heard
>>>> of cantaloupe pickles but never tried it; and I made cantaloupe jam
>>>> once.
>>>> Note the word "once".
>>>> And if you work - I can't remember - it's easy to get rid of your
>>>> extras. I
>>>> even know people who WANT zucchini, imagine that.
>>>>
>>>> Cyndi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>> Sent: 8/5/2006 7:27 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Drought.../ now peppers
>>>>
>>>> Most years I would agree with your folks, but not this year.
>>>>
>>>> My 6 plants have yielded more than we can eat. My family is tired of
>>>> stuffed peppers :) They are huge ones too....good 5 -6 inches.
>>>> Another
>>>> round is about ready, looking into cutting them and freezing for
>>>> stews
>>>> etc over the winter... anyone done that?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am also going to have an over aboundance of tomatoes ....and
>>>> cucumbers
>>>> .. and cantalope... only a couple of watermelons tho. Sweet corn
>>>> didn't
>>>> make it.... the few ears where harvested by some critter.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I guess this series of rain, hot weather was perfect for the veggie
>>>> garden. I planted less than I usually do since I didn't think I 
>>>> would
>>>> have time to preserve the extras, so only planted what we normally
>>>> could
>>>> eat..... sigh.... hum, if they continue at this pace, wonder if I
>>>> could
>>>> offer it on freecycle.....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Donna
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>> From: Cersgarden@aol.com
>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2006 8:46:53 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Drought.../ now peppers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 8/4/06 4:26:29 PM, cathy.c@insightbb.com writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> get sweet peppers, even though the hot peppers I plant produce non
>>>> stop!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cathy, my sweet peppers never produce like the hot ones either. I
>>>> only
>>>> need
>>>> a few hot ones for salsa so I have been hauling hot ones everywhere
>>>> trying to
>>>> get rid of them. I have 4 plants and the variety is 'Garden Salsa'.
>>>> Prolific!
>>>> Ceres
>>>>
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