I bought two chicory "heads" last night, out of curiosity. I have no idea
what to do with them. I also bought a pumpkin for my granddaughter. Any
suggestions on what to do with these? Any recipes for pumpkin soup? I have
no idea what chicory is used for but something in my head told me to buy
them anyway. Ya know..................always ready to experiment ;-D

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I can't help you with the chickory, sorry.

But pumpkin is one of those wonderful winter delicacies I look forward
to. It *is* a winter squash, after all. It has a nice nuttty
sweetness. You don't say how you picked your squash, but I like small
"pie" type ones with the usual hollow tap ripeness. I do them simply
- salt, pepper, a little brown sugar, dash of cinnamon and about a
tablespoon of butter. Cover and bake an hour, then keep checking until
it's fork-tender.

You might want to serve it at the end of the meal - your granddaughter
might be conviced it's dessert!

good luck :-)

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:21:11 +0100, "eugene" > wrote:

>I bought two chicory "heads" last night, out of curiosity. I have no idea
>what to do with them. I also bought a pumpkin for my granddaughter. Any
>suggestions on what to do with these? Any recipes for pumpkin soup? I have
>no idea what chicory is used for but something in my head told me to buy
>them anyway. Ya know..................always ready to experiment ;-D

eugene wrote:
> I bought two chicory "heads" last night, out of curiosity. I have no
> idea what to do with them. I also bought a pumpkin for my granddaughter.
> Any suggestions on what to do with these? Any recipes for pumpkin soup?
> I have no idea what chicory is used for but something in my head told me
> to buy them anyway. Ya know..................always ready to experiment ;-D
>

Chicory is added to coffee to give it more flavor
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Try www.bigoven.com and enter Chicory
in the search window. There were 20
recipes there using chicory
"eugene" > wrote in message
...
>I bought two chicory "heads" last night, out of curiosity. I have no idea
>what to do with them. I also bought a pumpkin for my granddaughter. Any
>suggestions on what to do with these? Any recipes for pumpkin soup? I have
>no idea what chicory is used for but something in my head told me to buy
>them anyway. Ya know..................always ready to experiment ;-D
>
> --
> And in the end
> The love you take
> Is equal to the love you make

Hello friends

Chicory is a bushy perennial herb with blue or lavender flowers. It is a bushy perennial plant that attains a height of 1 to 4 feet. The stem has edges having hard branches. Flowers occur either solitary on nearly leafless branches, or in clusters in leaf axils. Flower-heads are 2.5-4 cm across, with spreading ray-florets. The green bracts below the flowers are prominent. The outer lancelike bracts are spreading outwards, while the longer inner ones are upright. Leaves are oblong-lancelike, and lower leaves are pinnately lobed. The upper leaves are entire, bract-like, stem-clasping. Root is like a tail of a cow and is fleshy having brownish color from outside and white color from inside. It has a length of 2 ½ feet and has a bitter taste. Chicory is grown for its leaves, or for the roots, which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute in instant coffee. In India Chicory is found in the northwestern regions like Kashmir and Punjab and in areas of south India.
Medicinal uses: The ancient Egyptians ate large amounts of chicory because it was believed that the plant could purify the blood and liver, while others have relied on the herb for its power to cure "passions of the heart." Chicory continues to be a popular herbal remedy due to its healing effects on several ailments.
Identification credit: Lakshmi Subramanian

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