Courgettes and vegetable marrows Christie

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My friend lives in UK Canvey Island and he explained

the same thing as you, I asked him about courgettes

this AM in an email.

Donna

 

--- christie_0131 <christie0131 wrote:

 

> I don't know whereabouts you are, Ellen, but I have

> never seen a

> vegetable marrow as small as you describe, unlike

> courgettes which

> tend to be about 4-6 inches. They are certainly of

> the same family

> but they are not the same vegetable. Wee thought

> that leaving one of

> his courgettes might result in something like a

> vegetable marrow, but

> I thought it doubtful. Courgettes here come in

> either green or, more

> unusually, yellow. I was thinking of floating one of

> the yellow ones

> in a tureen of Donna's yellow submarine soup, LOL.

> The excessively

> large vegetable marrows are grown purely for their

> size and are

> probably inedible. The most usual size for a

> vegetable marrow is

> between 12 and 18 inches long and 4 to 6 inches

> diameter.

> HTH

> Christie in Edinburgh

>

> , ELLEN

> DESKIN <edeskin01

> wrote:

> >

> > No they are small. Between 2 " and 6 " in length.

> Very sweet and a

> bit crunchy/soft. They are great raw with a dip or

> cooked al dente. I

> used to grow them back home but have no garden here

> so must buy them

> from our local farmers market of the big

> supermarkets. Do try them

> and decide if you would like to grow them. The huge

> ones are good for

> cakes muffins and breads but the small ones are

> yummy to eat with

> carrots and a dip. Good luck and enjoy!

> >

> > Hugs & Smiles From the UK

> > Ellen

> >

> >

>

>

 

 

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