Re: New Vegetable varieties?
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- Subject: Re: New Vegetable varieties?
- From: W* P*
- Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 17:35:41 -0500
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I grew a couple and loved them! So did everyone else who got one from me.
Though I wouldn't say they were necessarily small. The plants were small,
relatively speaking, being bushy rather than sprawling and about three to
four feet across, but the fruits were about the size of acorn squash. I let
them get that big because I work in a public garden and wanted to leave them
on the plant as long as possible for people to enjoy.
At that size the seeds in the flesh were pretty big but very tender. I
didn't even feel like i was biting down on them. I cooked them in thick
slices, about half an inch thick, breaded and fried in olive oil and garlic.
Scrumptious!! Now I'm hungry!!
William Perez
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>From: "Lorna Noble" <noble@claramail.com>
>To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>Subject: Re: New Vegetable varieties?
>Date: Thu, Dec 2, 1999, 12:48 PM
>
>> I think Eight Ball's an All America winner! A great choice for those
> of us
>> who get inundated with zucchini and don't know what to do with them!
> At
>> least these are supposed to stay small.
>>
>> Arzeena
>
>> > Dobies have an interesting round courgette called an Eight Ball. I
> think
>> it's
>> > worth a try ...
>
>
> This is purely hearsay, from a friend of a friend in the US, who is of
> the opinion that the round zucchine are much more watery and not a
> pleasure to cook with at all.
>
> I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has actually grown them.
>
> Lorna Noble
>
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