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26-05-2007, 02:37 PM
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 Achocha? Just joined and been sent a complementary packet of achocha seed from the Heritage Seed Library. Do any of you grapes know what to do with it / what to use it for? 
__________________ Digger-07  "If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right" Henry Ford. Last edited by Digger-07; 26-05-2007 at 07:55 PM.      |
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26-05-2007, 10:29 PM
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| It's a member of the cucurbit family and is also known as wild cucumber. Allegedly you can make a curry with it (think you have to split and deseed it first.)
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27-05-2007, 08:21 PM
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| Apparently if you fry it, it tastes like green pepper. I bought some from the Real Seeds company (cultivar 'Fat Baby'!?!) and it's coming up nicely at the moment - I started it off in a propagator a couple of weeks ago. |
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