Guest guest Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Thank you now I know and I can use zucchini in the recipe, now aubergine sounds like a perfume. Donna --- christie_0131 <christie0131 wrote: > A vegetable marrow is related to the courgette or > zucchini but is > much much bigger. The one I bought at the weekend is > 12 inches long > by 5 inches in diameter and is quite a small > example. I think it > would be called marrow squash over there. > > It's funny how offputting a name can be. I found > myself > automatically deleting recipes with eggplant in them > because it > sounds so rank, whereas aubergine sounds much more > appetising to me, > LOL. > HTH > Christie > > , > " strayfeather1 " > <otherbox2001 wrote: > > > > I know, not appetizing to a veggie person lol but > from Wee's > > description I think it's the word they use for a > mature zucchini. > In > > the 1st Poirot story, he is retiring to the > country to " grow the > > marrows " but fortunately a murder happens and he > is able to " send > the > > marrows to the devil. " > > Still I'd much rather have fried zucchini than > fried marrow lol > > Peace, > > Diane > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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