On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:09:46 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 7/23/2017 10:51 AM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:52:58 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/22/2017 4:24 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> I'm making a German dinner tonight. There will be Green Bean Soup,
>>>> Rouladen, German Poato Salad, and Kaiserschmarrn (torn pancakes) for
>>>> dessert that is served with fresh strawberrries.
>>>>
>>>> When we lived in Ohio we used to think that we had to have a cool
>>>> summer meal when the weather was hot. If I waited for that to happen
>>>> here, we'd never have a hot meal, so as long as we're spending the day
>>>> at home with A/C, I cook any kind of hot meal we decide on.
>>>>
>>> Ours tonight was grilled pork loin steaks with locally grown new
>>> potatoes and fried okra (also local) . Won't be long until we'll be
>>> eating okra from our garden , several plants have small pods now .
>>> 'Maters are coming on too , I grow all open pollinated heirlooms . The
>>> field peas , squashes , and peppers are also doing well , picked 3 small
>>> cucumbers today too .
>> I usually plant okra but this year summer began a month late so there
>> wouln't be enough time in this north country... but I will miss those
>> gorgeous golden blossoms. I like to add okra to vegetable soups and
>> especially to Manhattan clam chowder. Some years I've harvested so
>> much that I'd freeze the pods for winter stewps.
>
> A suggestion for okra - slice it up and put it on a cookie sheet
>w/wax paper and freeze it . Portion it out in package sizes you use and
>vacuum seal then back into the freezer . It can then go still frozen
>straight into soups , batter for frying or whatever . I do tomatoes
>kinda like that , just wash 'em and freeze , then bag 'em in gallon
>ziplock with the skin still on . To use in soups/sauces just run 'em
>under hot water and slip the skin off and trim the stem . I guess you
>could slip the skins off and let them thaw for use in salsa or similar
>dishes .
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> Snag

We don't care for fried okra but we like it in stewps, we like it as a
thickener. However mostly I like their gorgeous golden flowers.