Canvey Island Wee OT

[Guest guest]

When you are ging to be there again I will send them

an email. Would be nice to meet wouldn't it?

Have a nice start of the new week. I'll bet your

project is comimg along nicely.

Donna

--- wee wrote:

 

> Hi

 

>

> By the way Donna, I have many friends residing in

> Canvey Island and this year I have been

> to visit them 3 times. So, if I am going again,

> maybe I can surprise your friend for you.

> I will let you know when I am going there again,

> nearer the time

>

> Good to see you all having so much fun

>

>

> Best Wishes,

> Wee

>

>

> On 2 Dec 2006 at 15:17, Donnalilacflower wrote:

>

> > 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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