Worked....Didn't Work

Ruth_10 · January 24, 2009

Do you ever experiment by eating/using vegetables in non-traditional manners? Did it work or not?

After vine borers killed my Kakai pumpkin vines a couple of years ago, I sliced up the immature pumpkins (up to softball size) and ate them as raw crudites with a dip. Works with other immature winter squashes as well. Very good.

Last week I made Kielbasa bean soup and added some okra seeds to it.

The okra seeds (they were harvested from dried pods) stayed hard in the soup, even after simmering for over an hour. Visually, they were a nice touch but otherwise, unh-uh.

Polar_Lace · January 24, 2009

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Originally Posted by Ruth_10

Do you ever experiment by eating/using vegetables in non-traditional manners? Did it work or not?

Last week I made Kielbasa bean soup and added some okra seeds to it.

The okra seeds (they were harvested from dried pods) stayed hard in the soup, even after simmering for over an hour. Visually, they were a nice touch but otherwise, unh-uh.

Yeah, I did that with a hardy beef stew, only with white pepper corns. I figured that they were "white" so not as peppery --- wrong!

Boy, next time I'll stick with whole barley grain.

~* Robin

Tormato · January 27, 2009

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Originally Posted by Ruth_10

Do you ever experiment by eating/using vegetables in non-traditional manners? Did it work or not?

After vine borers killed my Kakai pumpkin vines a couple of years ago, I sliced up the immature pumpkins (up to softball size) and ate them as raw crudites with a dip. Works with other immature winter squashes as well. Very good.

Last week I made Kielbasa bean soup and added some okra seeds to it.

The okra seeds (they were harvested from dried pods) stayed hard in the soup, even after simmering for over an hour. Visually, they were a nice touch but otherwise, unh-uh.

Ruth,

I guess the Narragansetts knew something when they named it askutasquash (a green thing eaten raw).

Gary

maryinoregon · January 30, 2009

Ruth, I also use immature winter squash, in stir fries, shish kabobs, as well as soup or stew. I think you could also pickle them, although I have never tried it.

January 24, 2009	#1
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Worked....Didn't Work Do you ever experiment by eating/using vegetables in non-traditional manners? Did it work or not? After vine borers killed my Kakai pumpkin vines a couple of years ago, I sliced up the immature pumpkins (up to softball size) and ate them as raw crudites with a dip. Works with other immature winter squashes as well. Very good. Last week I made Kielbasa bean soup and added some okra seeds to it. The okra seeds (they were harvested from dried pods) stayed hard in the soup, even after simmering for over an hour. Visually, they were a nice touch but otherwise, unh-uh. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

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January 30, 2009	#4
maryinoregon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 361	Ruth, I also use immature winter squash, in stir fries, shish kabobs, as well as soup or stew. I think you could also pickle them, although I have never tried it.