just cooked some provisions and saltfish this evening. Dont know how to make the duff though

Got two squash from my sister's garden

Stewed with beef and potatoes.

Of course, ate it with nice hot oil-rotis!!

The taste of the home-grown fresh squash is so different from ones bought in the stores.

@Villagebelle posted:

Got two squash from my sister's garden

Stewed with beef and potatoes.

Of course, ate it with nice hot oil-rotis!!

The taste of the home-grown fresh squash is so different from ones bought in the stores.

Hy VB..nice to see u..guess wht..i have 2 squash vines n they bore abt 8 HUGE GIGANTIC ones..all r bitter( i think i put too much epsom salts..hahaha as it was bearing sheer man flowers n i was told to put epsom salts..so things bitter more than karaila…the other vines died , bearing 1 each but they got yellow n ‘swingy’ after they grew abt 8-10 ins.  I have another vine in front of the yard n i got 3 smaller ones which r not bitter…)

All r bitter!! What a waste

My fave greens r:-

-Katahar curry with plenty fresh coconut milk..can be with shrimps or without! N cooked until it looks like ‘old-cloth’..lol ie well done..mushy!

- seim curry with nice coconut milk, with or without shrimps, i esp with nice eddoes, but aloo is good too

- ‘Fry-squash” as we say back home..  stewed with plenty tomatoes n shrimps or chicken with nice HOT oil roti

i love all greens though …

not so fond of fry baigan (love it curried with eddoes, chicken or shrimps or jhandi style n of course i love baigan choka)

not very fond of bhaji..but it is healthy so i eat for that reasoni eat a lot of spinach in soup or quiche

@Lynn posted:

All r bitter!! What a waste

One way of dealing with the bitter is to peel them and rub with salt or cut them in pieces and soak in salt water for a few hours or overnight. Rinse thoroughly and then cut them up into smaller pieces for cooking.

@Mitwah posted:

One way of dealing with the bitter is to peel them and rub with salt or cut them in pieces and soak in salt water for a few hours or overnight. Rinse thoroughly and then cut them up into smaller pieces for cooking.

Thnx Mits bhaiya…

these r more bitter than karaila..

n they r huge!! Gigantic…

i have 4 giant sized ones on vine..

i tried cutting the ned n putting salt for few days..i peeled them deep too

it is  bitter down to the center

an indian guy said that there is a variety of bitter squash soi googled it..

omg it says it is poisonous..TOXIC!!

Wow…

@Lynn, Get rid of it. I just learnt about it being toxic. Anyways, I don't have the space to plant squash.

@Mitwah posted:

@Lynn, Get rid of it. I just learnt about it being toxic. Anyways, I don't have the space to plant squash.

Yes..i googled it because my hubby’s friend from India told him thatthere is a variety of bitter squash..

wow..everyday we learn eh!!

I donthave much space for gArden ..as my yard is mostly shade!! Insects eat out all the leaves except kariaila n squash..n n=1st time i planted 1 karailla, the squirrels stole all 12!!

They pick the baigan too..

so we stick to tomatoes n squash ..lol

sad thing is i had 3 other squash vines..2 died (planted in buckets) n 1 beside the driveway..that hear 3 n died.  

The bitter tree gave me 8 giant sized ones..like 1 can cook 4times!!..never ever seen squash this FAT..more than 25 ins in diameter n 34-37 ins long

See

@Lynn posted:

My fave greens r:-

-Katahar curry with plenty fresh coconut milk..can be with shrimps or without! N cooked until it looks like ‘old-cloth’..lol ie well done..mushy!

- seim curry with nice coconut milk, with or without shrimps, i esp with nice eddoes, but aloo is good too

- ‘Fry-squash” as we say back home..  stewed with plenty tomatoes n shrimps or chicken with nice HOT oil roti

i love all greens though …

not so fond of fry baigan (love it curried with eddoes, chicken or shrimps or jhandi style n of course i love baigan choka)

not very fond of bhaji..but it is healthy so i eat for that reasoni eat a lot of spinach in soup or quiche

Lynn, we must be twins....Katahar, seim and squash are my fave also, cooked exactly as yours. My hubby like fry baigan, but me, kids and grands all like it curried with chicken!

My sister got bumper crops of squash and baigan this year and I benefited greatly! Also got lots of tomatoes from her.  I do like my fresh tomato and cheese sandwich for lunch or even dinner.

This is the first year in the last 45, when we bought our first house, that I did not plant a garden.  I am retired.....but got to busy in the spring to plant a garden. go figure.

BTW.....I have never heard of or experienced bitter squash.

Garden season as once again coming to an end.

My older sister picked all her green apples and made achar.  She saved some for me.....will collect on my next visit to Brampton

Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer!

@Villagebelle posted:

Lynn, we must be twins....Katahar, seim and squash are my fave also, cooked exactly as yours. My hubby like fry baigan, but me, kids and grands all like it curried with chicken!

My sister got bumper crops of squash and baigan this year and I benefited greatly! Also got lots of tomatoes from her.  I do like my fresh tomato and cheese sandwich for lunch or even dinner.

This is the first year in the last 45, when we bought our first house, that I did not plant a garden.  I am retired.....but got to busy in the spring to plant a garden. go figure.

BTW.....I have never heard of or experienced bitter squash.

Garden season as once again coming to an end.

My older sister picked all her green apples and made achar.  She saved some for me.....will collect on my next visit to Brampton

Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer!

My cuz made achar with Granny Smith apples too..n it is so good!!

Yes summer is gone already!!

take care

@Villagebelle posted:

Lynn, we must be twins....Katahar, seim and squash are my fave also, cooked exactly as yours. My hubby like fry baigan, but me, kids and grands all like it curried with chicken!

My sister got bumper crops of squash and baigan this year and I benefited greatly! Also got lots of tomatoes from her.  I do like my fresh tomato and cheese sandwich for lunch or even dinner.

This is the first year in the last 45, when we bought our first house, that I did not plant a garden.  I am retired.....but got to busy in the spring to plant a garden. go figure.

BTW.....I have never heard of or experienced bitter squash.

Garden season as once again coming to an end.

My older sister picked all her green apples and made achar.  She saved some for me.....will collect on my next visit to Brampton

Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer!

That bitter squash thing!!

so my cuz gave me 3 plants (she set seeds) n my gf bought 4 from Indian store

i had too many as i ony have sml portion in backyard that get a few hrs sun !

i gave away 4 n planted 5, even 1 in front by the driveway.  This 1 got 4 sml ones were not bitter

2 i planted in big buckets died

the other 2 bore the giant sized BITTER once n i got 8 or 9 humongous ones.

my cuz said all of hers died but she was telling me the other day that she got the seeds from an old lady n she met her recently n the lady told her that her squash was bitter ..

i had no idea which plant the bitter once’s came from..if it was my cuz’ or the store-bought ones..so now I know

my gf always picks up 4 plants from Indian store on airport rd n i have never had bitter ones before , ne thier has she…

i googled it after my hubby’s biz friend told my hubby that there is a bitter variety in India..

everyday we live n learn!!

I grew up as a farmers daughter.

we grew veggies to sell  wholesale..

we sold squash  by the BAGS ($20 ..i have no idea how many fitted into a rice bag)  

n never ONCE  did i have a bitter one

@Villagebelle posted:

Lynn, we must be twins....Katahar, seim and squash are my fave also, cooked exactly as yours. My hubby like fry baigan, but me, kids and grands all like it curried with chicken!

My sister got bumper crops of squash and baigan this year and I benefited greatly! Also got lots of tomatoes from her.  I do like my fresh tomato and cheese sandwich for lunch or even dinner.

This is the first year in the last 45, when we bought our first house, that I did not plant a garden.  I am retired.....but got to busy in the spring to plant a garden. go figure.

BTW.....I have never heard of or experienced bitter squash.

Garden season as once again coming to an end.

My older sister picked all her green apples and made achar.  She saved some for me.....will collect on my next visit to Brampton

Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer!

VG..whn u  coming to B.ton u shud get Cham n we can meet for a cuppa tea..u have to pass me on yr way..lol

Btw VG

Patty (romel’s sis) visited us last month..to see. My sis who was visiting from Cayman..

they were co-workers ..MMZ Primary n BFFs