Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Hey Donna and Jeanne A courgette is a zucchini and a vegetable marrow is like a very large zucchini. Wee was going to leave some of the courgettes in his allotment to see if they would grow into vegetable marrows if he left them long enough. I don't know the results of his experiment. Small vegetable marrows are about 12 inches long and 4.5 - 5 inches in diameter but they also come much bigger than that. You would usually stuff them and then bake them. Check out the Cook's Thesaurus squash entries or google images for vegetable marrows. HTH Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 That is great to know, thank you! I probably couldn't grow them as large as the'd need to be since we usually pick squash and eggplants as soon as possible. So if I am understanding properly, it isn't some different cultivar of eggplant or squash, just overgrown ones? This question has bothered me since the first time I read Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot's books and he talked about growing vegetable marrows. ARGH! Here's a simple sneaky (I may have posted a variation of it before) Stealth Squash Stuffing (This is how I used to sneak squash into my carnivore son) Thinly sliced yellow squash (or zucchini) Package stuffing mix, or your favorite stuffing Can cream of mushroom soup 1 small onion, chopped finely 2 stalks celery, chopped finely 2 cups mild cheddar (or soy cheese), grated Poultry seasoning as needed Water as needed Butter, margarine or oil for sauteeing the onion and celery Saute onion and celery together. Mix it all together, adding seasoning and water as needed. Pour into baking casserole dish, cover with foil and bake 350* F about 45 minutes. Uncover and let bake another half hour or till top is crisped (or not, your choice). Cheap Talk? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 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 treazure noname <treazured wrote: That is great to know, thank you! I probably couldn't grow them as large as the'd need to be since we usually pick squash and eggplants as soon as possible. So if I am understanding properly, it isn't some different cultivar of eggplant or squash, just overgrown ones? This question has bothered me since the first time I read Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot's books and he talked about growing vegetable marrows. ARGH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 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 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 I am in London. We buy them in packs mixed at Tesco called Mini's, 1/2 zucchini 1/2 marrow in the organic section unless I am buying something else and calling it marrow? I am going to re - check this next weekend when I go shopping. Now you are blowing my mind as I was sure I read the label correctly but hey anything is possible. The zucchini's are very tiny that I buy when you cut them in 1/2 lengthwise they are the perfect size for a stir fry. Thank you for bringing this to my attention and I will recheck the label. Hugs & Smiles, Ellen 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 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 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Perhaps such new-fangled things have not yet made it up to the frozen north, Ellen, LOL. I come originally from London but have been living up here for many years and I have never heard of such things. We have the baby courgettes which are great for stirfry or salads but the concept of a miniature marrow seems quite alien and the only ones that I have seen on sale up here are the 12-18 inch ones, which are great stuffed and baked. Christie , ELLEN DESKIN <edeskin01 wrote: > > I am in London. We buy them in packs mixed at Tesco called Mini's, 1/2 zucchini 1/2 marrow in the organic section unless I am buying something else and calling it marrow? I am going to re - check this next weekend when I go shopping. Now you are blowing my mind as I was sure I read the label correctly but hey anything is possible. The zucchini's are very tiny that I buy when you cut them in 1/2 lengthwise they are the perfect size for a stir fry. Thank you for bringing this to my attention and I will recheck the label. > > Hugs & Smiles, > Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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