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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "W. Baker" > wrote in message
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>> Todd > wrote:
>> <snip interestin gardening advice>
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>> : I have a HUGE club sized Zuke
>> incubating. Plan
>> : on cooking it Sunday. Should fill my entire saute
>> : pan.
>>
>> : I wonder how much longer these dumb-dumb plants are
>> : going to buy my cock-'n-bull story about taking
>> : their offspring for a drive in the country and
>> : figure out what I am REALLY doing with them.
>>
>> : I am babbling.
>>
>> : -T
>>
>> : WHAT? Plants don't talk. Oh please! :-)
>>
>> Do you realy like those giant zuchinni? most prefer the small ones and
>> have the giants oly because they kind of got away form them. If I get a
>> giant, I always stuff it king of like a stuffed canal boat, as it tastes
>> better that way. when Ibuy, I always go for the small yong ones. they
>> taste beter in all the simple day to day preparations like microwaving,
>> grillingas halved sliced lengthwise.
>>
>> Just my view on these vegetables.

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> I don't think the giant ones are very flavorful, even though zucchini in
> and of itself really isn't very flavorful. I used to be gifted with giant
> ones all the time when I worked in the Garden Shop. I would just grate
> them and make them into zucchini bread which I mostly gave away.


I went to a local farmer co-op today where the woman was bringing fresh
picked zukes in, a couple were fairly large and I bought them. I roasted
them in the oven with some red peppers and the squash was really good.

Cheri