G'day mates,

I'm looking after a garden for an absent friend and he has button
squash growing. I picked a few yesterday because he said they need to
be harvested regularly to keep the vine bearing.

So what do I do with the things now? I guess simply boiling them
would work. But does anyone have a favourite way of handling the
things that's just a *little bit* more adventurous?

Thanks in anticipation.

Cheers, Phred.

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LID

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:56:13 GMT,
(Phred) wrote:

> G'day mates,
>
> I'm looking after a garden for an absent friend and he has button
> squash growing. I picked a few yesterday because he said they need to
> be harvested regularly to keep the vine bearing.
>
> So what do I do with the things now? I guess simply boiling them
> would work. But does anyone have a favourite way of handling the
> things that's just a *little bit* more adventurous?
>
What's a button squash <summer/winter>? Can you supply a
picture/jpg for reference?

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

In article >, wrote:
>On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:56:13 GMT,
>(Phred) wrote:
>
>> G'day mates,
>>
>> I'm looking after a garden for an absent friend and he has button
>> squash growing. I picked a few yesterday because he said they need to
>> be harvested regularly to keep the vine bearing.
>>
>> So what do I do with the things now? I guess simply boiling them
>> would work. But does anyone have a favourite way of handling the
>> things that's just a *little bit* more adventurous?
>>
>What's a button squash <summer/winter>? Can you supply a
>picture/jpg for reference?

I think our "squash" is what you Yanks(?) call "summer squash".

Here's an Oz reference devoted to Squash (*not* the game ;-).
<http://www.freshforkids.com.au/squash.htm>

And a recipe they suggest which sounds interesting:
<quoting>

Sliced Squash with Crispy Bacon
Cook 1-2 rashers of chopped bacon in a frypan until crisp. Remove and
saute 1 clove minced garlic and 6 medium squash, sliced, for 2
minutes. Remove and saute 1/2 green apple, thinly sliced with skin on
and 2 finely chopped shallots, for 1-2 minutes. Add squash and heat
through. Serve sprinkled with crispy bacon.
</quoting>

The front page of the following site has a picture of typical green
and yellow button squashes as I know them:
<http://www.formulaforlife.com.au/asp/vegetables.
asp?cmd=show&vegetableid=45>

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 16:03:12 GMT,
(Phred) wrote:

> I think our "squash" is what you Yanks(?) call "summer squash".
>

Actually, there are lots of summer squashes... zucchini is
one of them.

> Here's an Oz reference devoted to Squash (*not* the game ;-).
> <http://www.freshforkids.com.au/squash.htm>


We call them Patty Pan. I don't see the yellow version much
- it's usually green in my stores. To tell you the truth, I
use squash as a side dish and don't do much more than steam
(sliced) for a few minutes. I like <most> squash too much
to fool around them very much with it, but if I'm in the
mood, I'll spinkle a little parmesean/romano/asiago cheese
on top.

At one point I was serving squash up to 5 nights a week
because different squashes are different vegetables to me.
But since you're looking for some variation... this
website has a lot of recipes for you
http://www.cdkitchen.com/ IMO, patty pan can be substituted
for zucchini in almost any recipe.



sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

"sf" wrote in message
> (Phred) wrote:
>
> > I think our "squash" is what you Yanks(?) call "summer squash".
> >
>
> Actually, there are lots of summer squashes... zucchini is
> one of them.

In the UK, zucchini are called courgettes. I don't know what they're called
in Aussiland.

Dora

>In the UK zucchini are called courgettes.
>
>Dora

Zucchini is an Italian, and I don't think you want to refer to a guinea as a
courgette lest you find yourself being fitted for c-menta chooze for impling
he's ***... Yo Guido, didja know your swishy little brother Carmine is a cute
courgette! hehehe


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In article >, "limey" > wrote:
>
>"sf" wrote in message
>> (Phred) wrote:
>>
>> > I think our "squash" is what you Yanks(?) call "summer squash".
>>
>> Actually, there are lots of summer squashes... zucchini is
>> one of them.
>
>In the UK, zucchini are called courgettes. I don't know what they're called
>in Aussiland.

Being an officially multicultural land, we call them zucchini. Didn't
see them around at all in my youth, but readily available these days.
Probably a migrant thing -- though perhaps just "southern". (Here in
the deep north we didn't do much other than spuds, pumpkin, and
cabbage for cooking when I was a kid. Some carrots and green beans
and, for the masochists, peas you had to shell yourself.)

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

>In the UK zucchini are called courgettes.
>
>Dora

Zucchini is an Italian, and I don't think you want to refer to a guinea as a
courgette lest you find yourself being fitted for c-menta chooze for impling
he's ***... Yo Guido, didja know your swishy little brother Carmine is a cute
courgette! hehehe


---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
````````````

In article >, "limey" > wrote:
>
>"sf" wrote in message
>> (Phred) wrote:
>>
>> > I think our "squash" is what you Yanks(?) call "summer squash".
>>
>> Actually, there are lots of summer squashes... zucchini is
>> one of them.
>
>In the UK, zucchini are called courgettes. I don't know what they're called
>in Aussiland.

Being an officially multicultural land, we call them zucchini. Didn't
see them around at all in my youth, but readily available these days.
Probably a migrant thing -- though perhaps just "southern". (Here in
the deep north we didn't do much other than spuds, pumpkin, and
cabbage for cooking when I was a kid. Some carrots and green beans
and, for the masochists, peas you had to shell yourself.)

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 16:03:12 GMT,
(Phred) wrote:

> I think our "squash" is what you Yanks(?) call "summer squash".
>

Actually, there are lots of summer squashes... zucchini is
one of them.

> Here's an Oz reference devoted to Squash (*not* the game ;-).
> <http://www.freshforkids.com.au/squash.htm>


We call them Patty Pan. I don't see the yellow version much
- it's usually green in my stores. To tell you the truth, I
use squash as a side dish and don't do much more than steam
(sliced) for a few minutes. I like <most> squash too much
to fool around them very much with it, but if I'm in the
mood, I'll spinkle a little parmesean/romano/asiago cheese
on top.

At one point I was serving squash up to 5 nights a week
because different squashes are different vegetables to me.
But since you're looking for some variation... this
website has a lot of recipes for you
http://www.cdkitchen.com/ IMO, patty pan can be substituted
for zucchini in almost any recipe.



sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

In article >, wrote:
>On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:56:13 GMT,
>(Phred) wrote:
>
>> G'day mates,
>>
>> I'm looking after a garden for an absent friend and he has button
>> squash growing. I picked a few yesterday because he said they need to
>> be harvested regularly to keep the vine bearing.
>>
>> So what do I do with the things now? I guess simply boiling them
>> would work. But does anyone have a favourite way of handling the
>> things that's just a *little bit* more adventurous?
>>
>What's a button squash <summer/winter>? Can you supply a
>picture/jpg for reference?

I think our "squash" is what you Yanks(?) call "summer squash".

Here's an Oz reference devoted to Squash (*not* the game ;-).
<http://www.freshforkids.com.au/squash.htm>

And a recipe they suggest which sounds interesting:
<quoting>

Sliced Squash with Crispy Bacon
Cook 1-2 rashers of chopped bacon in a frypan until crisp. Remove and
saute 1 clove minced garlic and 6 medium squash, sliced, for 2
minutes. Remove and saute 1/2 green apple, thinly sliced with skin on
and 2 finely chopped shallots, for 1-2 minutes. Add squash and heat
through. Serve sprinkled with crispy bacon.
</quoting>

The front page of the following site has a picture of typical green
and yellow button squashes as I know them:
<http://www.formulaforlife.com.au/asp/vegetables.
asp?cmd=show&vegetableid=45>

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

In article >, wrote:
>On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:56:13 GMT,
>(Phred) wrote:
>
>> G'day mates,
>>
>> I'm looking after a garden for an absent friend and he has button
>> squash growing. I picked a few yesterday because he said they need to
>> be harvested regularly to keep the vine bearing.
>>
>> So what do I do with the things now? I guess simply boiling them
>> would work. But does anyone have a favourite way of handling the
>> things that's just a *little bit* more adventurous?
>>
>What's a button squash <summer/winter>? Can you supply a
>picture/jpg for reference?

I think our "squash" is what you Yanks(?) call "summer squash".

Here's an Oz reference devoted to Squash (*not* the game ;-).
<http://www.freshforkids.com.au/squash.htm>

And a recipe they suggest which sounds interesting:
<quoting>

Sliced Squash with Crispy Bacon
Cook 1-2 rashers of chopped bacon in a frypan until crisp. Remove and
saute 1 clove minced garlic and 6 medium squash, sliced, for 2
minutes. Remove and saute 1/2 green apple, thinly sliced with skin on
and 2 finely chopped shallots, for 1-2 minutes. Add squash and heat
through. Serve sprinkled with crispy bacon.
</quoting>

The front page of the following site has a picture of typical green
and yellow button squashes as I know them:
<http://www.formulaforlife.com.au/asp/vegetables.
asp?cmd=show&vegetableid=45>

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:56:13 GMT,
(Phred) wrote:

> G'day mates,
>
> I'm looking after a garden for an absent friend and he has button
> squash growing. I picked a few yesterday because he said they need to
> be harvested regularly to keep the vine bearing.
>
> So what do I do with the things now? I guess simply boiling them
> would work. But does anyone have a favourite way of handling the
> things that's just a *little bit* more adventurous?
>
What's a button squash <summer/winter>? Can you supply a
picture/jpg for reference?

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments