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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: Eristic on August 18, 2008, 05:42:18

Title: A few oddies
Post by: Eristic on August 18, 2008, 05:42:18

For interest and amusement only, a few young plants.

Chow chow
(http://downtheplot.com/images/chow-chow.jpg)

Lemon grass
(http://downtheplot.com/images/lemon-grass_aug.jpg)

Mango
(http://downtheplot.com/images/mango_seedling.jpg)

Tamarind
(http://downtheplot.com/images/tamarind_seedling.jpg)

Mangel worzel
(http://downtheplot.com/images/worzel_aug.jpg)

Title: Re: A few oddies
Post by: tim on August 18, 2008, 06:19:11

And the recipe is...............?

Title: Re: A few oddies
Post by: thifasmom on August 18, 2008, 08:10:38

i know the others, but what's Mangel worzel and chow chow?

Title: Re: A few oddies
Post by: adrianhumph on August 18, 2008, 08:54:26

Hi all,
         Chow Chow is a mustard pickle (like piccalilli) made with summer vegetables including, cu`s cauli, green toms, carrots, french beans, pepers & onions.
 I believe a mangel wurzel is a type of swede usually fed to cattle. I may be wrong on that one  ???
                              Adrian.

Title: Re: A few oddies
Post by: Eristic on August 18, 2008, 14:46:24

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Chow Chow is a mustard pickle

Wrong! Maybe. The chow chow in the picture is a fruit, well it would be if it grew up quite a bit.

The worzel is indeed a beet and I tried a small one for supper the other night. I pinged it in the reactor like a jacket potato and the resulting taste was very similar to beetroot. I will be experimenting more.

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And the recipe is...............?

I don't do recipes, it's either raw, nuked or crock pot until I get my new kitchen. (And someone to drive it).

Title: Re: A few oddies
Post by: Jeannine on August 18, 2008, 15:40:39

You are both right about the  Chow Chow LOL XX Jeannine