On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 15:45:17 GMT, Frogleg > wrote:

>On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 03:13:23 GMT, Blanche Nonken >
>wrote:
>
>>Three nice, fresh "melons" (more like warty, nobbly cucumbers) slightly
>>longer than 12 inches long after cleaning and slicing yielded 5
>>half-pints. I salted them down last night, rinsed well this morning
>>then blanched them before canning. There was enough residual salt left
>>in the melon to salt the water.
>>
>>40 minutes left them a little pale, but not mushy-looking. I'll make
>>that recipe in the next few days, and I'll let you all know how they
>>came out.
>
>Please post recipe. I grew bitter mellon one year, but couldn't find
>much to do with them.

Belated thanks for recipes. I must say that I was hoping for something
along the line of "saute slices with a teaspoon of sugar and some
onion" or "make pickles with a simple brine." :-) While I enjoyed
growing this interesting veg, I think I'd rather find culinary uses
for excess zucchini.