More courgette questions

[Flummery]

I like them boiled or steamed Shirl, but I can imagine the texture isn't for everyone. Try them sliced and fried - they hold together better and aren't a bit slimy. Chillie oil is good, or garlic oil for a change.

[shirlthegirl43]

Thanks again folks. Will cut them and have for dinner tomorrow.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Boiled cougette are not good - in my view - as they are sliiiiiiiiiiimy in the extreme

There is NO COMPARISON with lightly fried in butter with garlic. Hugely antisocial, awful for the waistline, but ....MMMMMMMMMMMM........ you'll be a convert, Shirl, I promise!

All I need to do it bully my courgette plant into production and I'll be joining you!

[jinx]

I never used to like courgettes either - my mum used to serve braised courgettes every so often, and they were gross. I wasn't a fan of ratatouille for the same reason. (I quite like ratatouille now, but have never been tempted to try braising a courgette.) My mother-in-law slices them in round circles, dips them in beaten egg and in flour, and fries them until the 'batter' goes light gold. Serve with something to dip 'em in - such as soy sauce+garlic+sesame seeds.

[shirlthegirl43]

That sounds like it might tempt the kids thanks jinx

[Heidi]

All our squashes are being very slow at the moment, with the exception of 4 Ball courgette plants.
So far we've had about 5 ball courgettes (some more should be ready any day now) and one baby courgette - the other 2 that were forming got eaten by slugs and mice >
One of our Jack Be Little pumpkins has one fruit that is about tennis ball size and 2 babies starting to grow, another 2 plants have babies too.
There is nothing on the Butternut Squashes, not even flowers yet.
And the Sweet Dumpling bed, whilst the plants are romping on producing huge leaves and lots of male flowers, no female ones and hence no fruits as of yet.

Fingers crossed we get more of this lovely sunshine and it'll give them all a boost.

[allotment gal]

Well sorry to say this after all the problems you are all having with your courgettes etc, but i have a bumper crop so far after a very slow start and am having trouble giving them away, my neighbours now run away when they see me coming back from the allotment. I lost my butternut squashes to a fox digging them up so have brought up a few more on the window ledge and will plant them later today. (hopefully not too late).

This is not a gloat it is to give you hope! We have had soooooo much rain here in the south i thought they would all die a miserable death but they have'nt. I wish i could say the same for my tomatoes!!! No bumper crop there i'm afraid!

As for eating them i like them sliced then fried in garlic and butter, or when they get to marrow size i like them stuffed with mincemeat.

Good luck everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!