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On 07/26/2013 12:25 PM, Peppermint Patootie wrote:
> In article <Yes. >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> "Todd" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I harvested my first five Zukes from my two biggest
>>> plants. Smallest was about an inch in diameter and 8 inches
>>> long. The largest was about 18 inches long and about
>>> 3-1/2 inch in diameter. And, the big was was as tender
>>> on moist as the small and smaller ones.
>>>
>>> Less than twenty minutes from harvest to pan! I cooked
>>> them in EVOO, sea salt, and Oregano. I cook them in
>>> my saute pan (lid cocked) for about 12 (I think) minutes,
>>> stirred about three times. It cooked them till they
>>> most of them were about 90% clarified. Some were
>>> about 80% clarified with some white left over. They
>>> were ever so slightly crunchy. (I despise vegetable
>>> much!). I made sure to drain off the heavenly
>>> broth, about 1/2 cup, with a devoured, so the finished
>>> product wouldn't get soggy in the container.

>>
>> I know what clarified butter means. But what does it mean here?
>>
>> <snip>

>
> I suspect he means that the flesh of the zucchini became less opaque.
> They will do that as they cook. They don't get really transparent, but
> they get more see-through and less "white."
>
> PP
>


Yes, what she said!