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    Courgette madness?

    How many is too many?

    Every year, I end up with too many, but the silly thing is, I've still never tasted a flower as I'm worried it's a waste of courgette. So, do I plant an extra four or five plants or would that just be silly?
    the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

    Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx
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    Eat the males (flowers). Yummy stuffed with rice (flowers)!

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    • #3
      Yes, that's too silly. However pickled courgettes to everyone you have ever met for Christmas 2012 may not be.

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      • #4
        Oven dried courgettes marinaded in oil and herbs for me please.

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        • #5
          Let the jam jar saving commence!

          Oven dried are sounding good, do you preserve them in the oil or have to eat there and then?
          the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

          Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx

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          • #6
            just eat the flowers and then you wont have to worry about a glut at the end of the season. Tis the only reason I'm growing them this year - hate the bladdy things otherwise.

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            • #7
              Dry them in the slow oven until they're almost dry - like "sun"dried tomatoes. Then pile them in a jar layered with whatever herbs take your fancy (usually oregano for me) and when cold cover with olive oil. I still have some I made a couple of years ago because last year, my courgette crop was 2. I may have a proper recipe somewhere so will have a look for it. I like them in a sandwich, no butter necessary because of the oil, maybe some fresh tomatoes and rocket - must stop I'm salivating!

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              • #8
                Di your pickle is so popular that is all I am going to do with mine I think!
                Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                • #9
                  Thanks Jeanie, got to say I rather love it but the oven dried ones are sounding equally as pleasing.....so is that ten or fifteen plants?
                  the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

                  Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx

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                  • #10
                    20 plants I think! There is always PW's courgette soup recipe as well - a favourite with my brother and my neighbour! Can't get enough courgettes!
                    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                    • #11
                      I have never had too many courgettes!!
                      I am going to be doing more plants now I have an allotment - I was thinking 10 plants?

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                      • #12
                        We usually have about 7 plants- 5 yellow and a couple of green.( there are 2 of us)
                        .....You can always give away yellow ones if you end up with a glut of yellow marrows Most peps here grow green ones- so a yellow one is a nice change!

                        I think we have about 3 marrows left in the barn!....and about 25 1litre jars full of ratatouille left( mainly courgette/onion/french beans/tomatoes)...oh and a few stuffed courgette in the freezer!
                        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                        Location....Normandy France

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                        • #13
                          Ah, I've never thought to freeze stuffed ones...does it work?
                          the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

                          Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx

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                          • #14
                            Yes. I used to par-steam the courgette before filling with cooked rice/lamb etc but found they went sloppy in the microwave when being reheated.
                            Worked better directly into the oven.
                            This year I'm going to stuff raw ones and see how that works out.
                            Anyone else do this?
                            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                            Location....Normandy France

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                            • #15
                              Obviously not me, but I'll be giving it a go this year.
                              the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

                              Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx

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